Penn is working with Iraqi archeologists to rebuild Nineveh's Mashki Gate, Assyrian portal to the Tigris River.
In what researchers are calling “one of the biggest discoveries since the 19th century,” a team of archaeologists from Iraq andhave uncovered seven intricately carved marble reliefs, pulled from the ruins beneath Mashki Gate in Iraq’s Mosul, which was reduced to rubble by ISIS militants in 2016. The Mashki Gate was one of the monumental gates of Nineveh, the oldest and the most populous city of the Assyrian Empire.
The finely preserved reliefs, which depict scenes of warfare, mountains, grape vines, and palm trees, date back to time of King Sennacherib, an Assyrian king who ruled Nineveh from 705 to 681 B.C. Known for his military campaigns, including one referenced in the Bible, Sennacherib constructed 18 gates surrounding the city. The Mashki Gate, known as the “Gate of the Watering Places,” provided direct access to the Tigris River.
Zettler was part of the team of researchers and archaeologists who unearthed the reliefs and are working to reconstruct the ancient gate with the support of the“For an archaeologist, a discovery of this magnitude is an honor, a serious responsibility,” said field director Michael D. Danti, director for Penn’s Iraq Heritage Stabilization Program. “In a way, Mashki Gate is a symbol of international hope and cross-cultural collaboration. Out of the ashes, a phoenix rises.
Militants bulldozed the gate in 2016, part of a campaign to erase emblems of Iraq’s Assyrian heritage.
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