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Assyriologist makes new interpretations of ancient symbols in a 2,700-year-old temple

Assyriologist makes new interpretations of ancient symbols in a 2,700-year-old temple

Assyriologist Dr. Martin Worthington has made new interpretations of ancient symbols found in a 2,700-year-old temple in the ancient city of Dur-Šarrukin, home to King Sargón II, ruler of Assyria from 721-704 BC. Dur-Šarrukin is located in Khorsabad, in present-day Iraq. Dur-Šarrukin means “fortress of Sargon”. Sargon II, who built Dur-Sharrukin (Khorsabad), was given the