Assyrian wall relief showing a scribe and a horseman trampling enemies. From Anah, Iraq. Iraq Museum

1880

Fragment of a wall relief depicting an Assyrian scribe holding a stylus and a clay tablet. Before him, an Assyrian warrior/horseman trampling enemies. The scene documents war (unidentified) in a mountainous area. Neo-Assyrian period, 9th-7th century BCE. From A'na (Anat; Anah) District, al-Anbar Governorate, Iraq.