Abstract

In his city Kȃr-Tukulti-Ninurta, King Tukulti-Ninurta I established palaces, temples, and a ziggurat. He surrounded the city by walls with towers. After the king being killed, royal cuneiform texts were found. These were of the most magnificent texts made of the most precious metals like gold, silver, and copper. Seals were found, such as the one of King Tukulti-Ninurta. This King ornamented the walls of the city with plant and animal plaster decorations in various colors. Many potteries and a number of common people graves were found. The city was greatly described by the aforementioned King; it was built in a strategic location on the trade caravans'' routes, making its location a well-known mentioned one by travellers who visited it overland by donkeys, mules and camels and through the Tigris River by boats and rafts. The city continued to draw attentions as excavators, including Germans, came to it for excavation, found a lot of ancient monuments, and transferred them to Berlin Museum in which they are preserved now.

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  • ‫‪In his city Kȃr-Tukulti-Ninurta, King Tukulti-Ninurta I established‬‬ ‫‪palaces, temples, and a ziggurat. He surrounded the city by walls with‬‬ ‫.‪towers

  • After the king being killed, royal cuneiform texts were found‬‬ ‫‪These were of the most magnificent texts made of the most precious‬‬ ‫‪metals like gold, silver, and copper

  • Seals were found, such as the one of‬‬ ‫‪King Tukulti-Ninurta. This King ornamented the walls of the city with‬‬ ‫‪plant and animal plaster decorations in various colors

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‫مديـنة كـــار- توكمتي- ننـورتا فـي ضــوء نتائج التنقيبات والمصادر المسمـاريـة‬ ‫أنشأ الممك توكمتي – ننورتا الأول في مدينت ِو المسماة كار- توكمتي- ننورتا قصو ار" ومعابدا"‬ ‫وزقورة" وقام بإحاطة المدينة بأسوار ذات أب ارج، و ُعثَِر فييا بعد مقتم ِو عمى نصوص مسمارية‬ ‫ممكية كانت من أروع النصوص المصنوعة من المعادن وأنفسيا كالذىب والفضة والنحاس،‬ ‫ووجدت فييا الأختام كختم الممك توكمتي- ننورتا، وقام ىذا الممك بزخرفة جد ارنيا بزخارف جصية‬ ‫نباتية وحيوانية عممت ىذه الزخارف من الجص وبمختمف الألوان، كما عثر فييا عمى كثير من‬ ‫الفخاريات وعدد من قبور العامة. ووصفت بأروع وصف من قبل الممك المذكور، وبُنيت بمكان‬ ‫ميم وىو عمى طريق القوافل التجارية مما جعل موقعيا موضع ذكر من قبل الرحالة الذين ازروىا‬ ‫عن طريق البر بواسطة الحمير والبغال والجمال ومن خلبل نير دجمة بواسطة القوارب والأكلبك‬ ‫واستمرت ممفتة" للؤنظار إذ قدم إلييا المنقبون ومنيم الألمان فنقبوا فييا وعثروا عمى الكثير من‬.

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