Dur Sharrukin

Japanese: Dur Sharrukin(英語表記)DurSharrukin
Dur Sharrukin

...The painting has little movement and exudes a solemn atmosphere, and each detail is depicted with meticulous precision. Reliefs were produced during the reign of the emperors who followed Ashurnasirpal, but the next peak came when Sargon II (reigned 721-705 BC) founded the new capital of Dur-Sharrukin (present-day Khorsabad). In addition to Sargon's palace, a large temple and a ziggurat were built here, but the construction of the city itself was left unfinished. ...

From Khorsabad

…the ruins of the capital city built by Sargon II of Assyria. It is located about 20 km northeast of Mosul in Iraq and was called Dur Sharrukin in ancient times. The name Khorsabad comes from a misunderstanding that it was the city of Khosroes (Khosrow), the king of Sassanid Empire. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Dur Sharrukin" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…画面は動きが少なく荘重な雰囲気を漂わせていて,個々の細部描写は緻密丁寧である。アッシュールナシルパルに続く帝王の時代にも浮彫は製作されていたが,次のピークはサルゴン2世(在位,前721‐前705)がドゥル・シャッルキンDur‐Sharrukin(現,コルサバード)の都を新設したときに訪れた。ここにはサルゴンの宮殿のほか,大規模な神殿やジッグラトが造られたが,都の造営そのものは未完に終わった。…

【コルサバード】より

…アッシリアのサルゴン2世が建設した首都の遺跡。イラクのモースルの北東約20kmにあり,古代にはドゥル・シャッルキンDur Sharrukinと呼ばれた。コルサバードという名はササン朝ペルシアの王コスロエス(ホスロー)の町と誤解されたことに由来する。…

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