Sargon II built “Fort Sargon” as a new capital between about 717 and 706 BC, but it was abandoned soon after he fell in battle.
Its gates were guarded by colossal winged bulls, now shown in the Iraq Museum, the Louvre and Chicago; one is pictured.
Photos: Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 | Allan Gluck · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0 | Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg) · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Khorsabad (Dur-Sharrukin)
خورسباد (دور شروكين)
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