Assur archaeological site

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The ancient city of Assyria is one of the most important and famous monuments in ancient Mesopotamia. It is located on the west bank of the Tigris River in the district of Sharqat in Salahaddin province. Excavations in Assur began in 1900 by the Germans and more than 16,000 cuneiform tablets have been found, along with hundreds of other valuable objects, most of which are preserved in the German Museum in Pergamon. Since 1900, excavations have been carried out several times by other universities. The earliest recorded settlement dates back to the Sumerian period, and then occupied during the periods of Akkadian, Assyrian, Achaemenid and Parthian. The foundations of the temple of Ishtar are in this city along with many other palace foundations. The city’s golden age was the 9th-6th centuries BC when the Neo-Assyrian Empire ruled most of Mesopotamia, parts of Anatolia, parts of Egypt and even parts of Syria. The preserved remains of the city’s arched gate dates back to the 14th century BC.