Irrigation and Cultivation of Nimrud City during the Reign of the King Ashurnasirpal II (883-859 B.C): A Study in the Light of the Cuneiform Texts and the Results of Archaeological Excavations

: The Assyrian kings paid great attention to irrigation and cultivation. The irrigation projects were one of the important achievements of the Assyrian kings, which contributed greatly to supporting the population and urban expansion of the Assyrian cities. The water canal established by King Ashurnasirpal II (883-859 BC) in the city of Nimrud is an important project. The purpose of this canal was to permanently irrigate the agricultural lands in the Nimrud plain in addition to establishing orchards. This research deals with the details of irrigation and cultivation based on the information from the cuneiform texts as with physical evidence and archaeological surveys.


Abstract:
The Assyrian kings paid great attention to irrigation and cultivation. The irrigation projects were one of the important achievements of the Assyrian kings, which contributed greatly to supporting the population and urban expansion of the Assyrian cities. The water canal established by King Ashurnasirpal II (883-859 BC) in the city of Nimrud is an important project. The purpose of this canal was to permanently irrigate the agricultural lands in the Nimrud plain in addition to establishing orchards.
This research deals with the details of irrigation and cultivation based on the information from the cuneiform texts as with physical evidence and archaeological surveys.   Tables and figures are numbered consecutively and according to their occurrence in the research, and are provided with titles, submitted on separate papers, and blueprints are presented in black ink and images are high-resolution. 15-The full source name is indicated in the margin, with the abbreviated source in parentheses at the end of the margin. 16-The researcher is responsible for correcting the linguistic and typographical errors in his research. 17-The magazine operates according to self-funding. Therefore, the researcher bears the publication fees of (100,000) one hundred thousand Iraqi dinars. In addition to, the copy fees amounting to (15,000) dinars. 18-Each researcher is provided with a copy of his research. As for the full copy of the journal, it is requested from the journal's secretariat in return for a price determined by the editorial board. 19-The papers should be sent to the journal e-mail:

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