TRANSPORT SYSTEMS EXAMPLES

TRANSPORT SYSTEMS 1

Palace of Assurnasirpal II (883-859BC.)
Nimrud (Kalakh)
Bas relief, detail
British Museum, London

To cross rivers and other water obstacles Assyrian forces used inflated goat skins.

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TRANSPORT SYSTEMS 2

Palace of Sargon II (722 -705 B. C.)
Dur Sharrukin (Khorsabad)
Floating wood along the Phoenician coast.
Bas relief, detail
Louvre, Paris

Lacking a maritime traditon themselves, Assyrian employed vassals such as the Phoenicians to provide thier forces with maritime transport capabilities.

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TRANSPORT SYSTEMS 3

Palace of Sennacherib (704-681 B.C.)
Nineveh
Bas relief, detail

Episode from Sennacherib's expedition in marshes of lower Mesopotamia. Assyrian troops using reed boats to navigate through the marshes.