Assyria vs Elam: The battle of Til Tuba

The battle of Til Tuba reliefs are among some of the great masterpieces of ancient Assyrian art. The movement and details are truly stunning. That said, the scenes actually being depicted are anything but easy on the eye.
Join curator Gareth Brereton as he walks you through the reliefs that once decorated the last great king of Assyria's royal palace.
WARNING: includes scenes of drowning, flaying and wearing your deceased leader's head as a necklace.
DOUBLE WARNING: includes scenes of extreme royal hat misplacement.
The BP exhibition I am Ashurbanipal: king of the world, king of Assyria
8 November 2018 - 24 February 2019
Book now goo.gl/wUnur2
Supported by BP
Logistics partner IAG Cargo
#Ashurbanipal #Assyria #Ancientwarfare

[@britishmuseum]

Want to find out more about Ashurbanipal and the Assyrians? We've made you a master list of links all about Assyria's last great king : Intro to Ashurbanipal: goo.gl/W58wPJ Learn to write "I am Ashurbanipal" in cuneiform with Irving Finkel: goo.gl/v4cHRj For more gruesome scenes of Ashurbanipal hunting lions, Gareth has written a blogpost: goo.gl/wFK7dt For Ashurbanipal's less gruesome hobbies, see this blog post on Ashurbanipal's gardens (which included pet lions that were not being hunted): goo.gl/tcfrJs Exhibition details: The BP exhibition I am Ashurbanipal: king of the world, king of Assyria 8 November 2018 - 24 February 2019 Book now goo.gl/wUnur2 Supported by BP Logistics partner IAG Cargo

[@JacksonKoosDavis]

Are pictures allowed? My brother lives in London and i was wondering if he could take pictures for me

[@oddish2253]

Thank God for British Imperialism, the uneducated locals would have either sold the artifacts or destroyed them (i.e. Buddha of Bamiyan)

[@johndix1820]

Was Ashurbanipal one of Assyria’s last or earliest kings? I thought fighting Elam & Elamites was on the earliest edge of written history, at least so far. I figure others before them learned the skills to write, make pottery, metals and so much more that allows an empire to be built.

[@oswaldspengler7616]

"WARNING: includes scenes of drowning, flaying and wearing your deceased leader's head as a necklace. DOUBLE WARNING: includes scenes of extreme royal hat misplacement." Really dig the humour in the description.

[@britishmuseum]

It's you truly thorough subs that make it all worth while.

[@bigbearfuzzums7027]

Gotta have the liberal snowflake warnings they might get emotional and pass out before they get to their safe space because reality is too scary and historys rascist lol

[@51WCDodge]

@@bigbearfuzzums7027 Dont point out BP, The Climate Murdering Oil Giant is sponsoring this. There will be Mass Hysteria!

[@johndix1820]

51WCDodge 51WCDodge BP is the Climate Murdering Giant? What a Crock of Shit! If Crude Oil was such a horribly poison and Climate Changing cause the Gulf of Mexico would be dead instead of THRIVING! Billions of barrels of CRUDE OIL SPEWED FORTH from the earth thanks to BP! Because Crude Oil is primarily liquified animals remains the effect was the same as over fertilizing your lawn. Initially the organic life was drowned in food but as the food dispersed the environment BOOMED in an EXPLOSION of new LIFE. ALL THANKS TO BP! Socialists have been earning about Dire Global Warming and Cooling for over a hundred years during which time Industrialization has cleaned our environment. Seriously, do you know children used to be sent to live outside the cities during summers so they breathed clean air? Read a few classic novels (ie Dickens’ era) and you’ll find it mentioned. Even the USSR sent its children from the cities because of their Massive Toxic Pollution. Life and the local Environments are actually much better now than 100 years ago because Huge Companies like BP and Standard Oil (broken apart to be every American Oil company) found better, more efficient ways to process Coal, Oil and other hydrocarbons. ACID RAIN used to be a nightmare until a method was found to remove Hydrogen Sulfide from coal & oil before processing it. Now acid rain is nonexistent except for China and some smaller Socialist countries that don’t separate HS out. In short, man’s technology isn’t harming the environment more than a pimple on a Gnat’s ass hurts you. Which is not at all. Don’t believe the media news’ spin. If you think I’m lying research the New Ice Age predicted in 1972. Never happened. Or the Worldwide Starvation that’s been predicted within the next 20 years. It’s been predicted for the PAST 300 YEARS! Honestly. Best of luck. I hope you enjoy life without worrying about catastrophes Powerful Organizations tell you that must be prevented by “DOING SOMETHING NOW BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE!” Nations and the World lurch from one catastrophe to another while people in power benefit from people’s anxiety. Do you know a good reason for WWI? Millions of people died for it anyway. Global Warming is now Global Climate Change since it’s been found the Worldwide Temperature stopped climbing around 2003! Nobody know why but it did. Not one island has flooded because of rising ocean levels. The Netherlands are still dry although below sea level since being drained in the 14 & 1500’s. Don’t believe the bullshit t people try to feed you. Look deeper to find their motivations.

[@KonstantinKovar]

He told that story brilliantly, I'd love it if he did another one.

[@michaelhogan9053]

how do we know he didn't just make up that story?? lol

[@Daylon91]

@@michaelhogan9053 because he literally says and shows writings on the relief that explain what's going on. Did u even watch it?

[@joed3325]

'having their tongues removed before being staked to the floor and flayed alive' lovely.

[@Worldofourown2024]

Absolute brutality...

[@sanial-moussa1723]

@@Worldofourown2024 no it's a punishment at that time

[@Worldofourown2024]

@@sanial-moussa1723 Oh yes, ancient and medieval age punishment was brutal for harsh punishments are needed again to require our neighbors, fellow citizens, to not steal mail packages and belongings and to respect one another again for this has become such a problem the past five years as America goes down the spiral of demoralization. I toured the Torture Museum in Amsterdam some years ago and remember the Flute of Shame. If your street busking music was awful, you got served the Flute of Shame for a sentence of time by the local court. While I wouldn't want to punish an amature violinist on the streets today, we need law and order restored to solid conservative values of living in a community. It's become unreal how I have no sense of community and always get my packages stolen while people fight and scream at night sometimes going as far using the gun which I'll only use in apartments or a home if someone breaks my door while I home. I hope I never have to kill any of my fellow citizens, but they sure are getting worse and worse as time progresses.

[@Worldofourown2024]

@@sanial-moussa1723 It is punishment. I sometimes think we need to bring back such hard punishments to coerce people to behave, drive better, and respect the rights of one another. Over here in the USA, we're going to have civil war by probably 2024. When a land falls to chaos and war like that of medieval and ancient eras of history, such punishments like tongues removed, ears cut off, and guillotine will be reality again.

[@BadassBikerOwns]

@@Worldofourown2024 this is why the Middle-East never progresses to become non-violent. Its not Middle East if there's no war and brutality.

[@tonlito22]

Even when making propaganda the Assyrians portray the enemy ruler and his son in a heroic light. Son saves his wounded father, and the father encourages his son to keep fighting. Didn't work out all too well, but still, its inspiring.

[@richardscanlan3419]

The Assyrians whole culture was built on war.They respected valiant enemies,and would give them credit when due.

[@westernassyrian1691]

Thank you British Museum for sharing the history of my ancestors.

[@westernassyrian1691]

@NaziGermanyVideos No? What do you mean?

[@sosavssiz0078]

Lool your history

[@stildamalki4541]

@@sosavssiz0078 well lets not act like human rights were of the greatest concern during that time. the assyrians were brutal, fierce and masters of military logistics, their empire lasted for generations and is an essential part in the "cradle of civilisation". Its a powerful powerfuuul history. i can tho confirm that today theyre fighting for human rights instead - a big turn one might think hahah

[@messianic_scam]

Britain thieves

[@assyriannahrin]

@@sosavssiz0078 Being jealous I can understand

[@inessamaria2428]

The ancient Assyrian art is amazing!

[@kevinbrown6376]

Enjoyed this immensely!!

[@mrkoolzaad2]

That was a great story/explanation.

[@billmiller4972]

Those cuneiform signs have a unique elegance and simplicity. A whole alphabet made out of like 10(?) ways to imprint a wedge into clay. Pure genius.

[@anomalyp8584]

the reliefs are stunning and gruesome at the same time, the highlighting really brings it to life. Many thanks to Mr. Brereton and the production team! We want more of these :)

[@Bakarost]

Awesome, really enjoyed this and I hope one day to vist and see this relic of history

[@SimonWelander]

Great video, and even more impressive seeing it in person at the exhibition with the audio storytelling and visual highlighting of the figures from a projector.

[@ack3145]

Assyrians seem like lovely people to have over for cuppa tea....

[@richardscanlan3419]

haha,yes,they were a real barrel of laughs.I believe they have been described as "the Romans of the east". Frankly,I am not even sure the Romans were as ruthless as these guys.Punishments for defeated enemies included things like boiling you in oil,and skinning you alive. Of all the early empires,I would regard the Assyrians as the most ruthless.

[@alphabethbereshit-]

They were very close to the garden of Eden , the Assyrians

[@JoRiver11]

Make sure to use the right china. And for the love of god, don't put raisins in their cookies. Risky business.

[@alphabethbereshit-]

If Assyrian soldiers in Israel found Hebrews obeying their own law , (the Torah) and if any Hebrew was caught with a book of the law they were taken and bound by exile to Assyria to be imprisoned and on the 25th of every month the Assyrians would sacrifice the Hebrews on their altars by impaling the Hebrews with stakes, or flaying their skin off their flesh or decapitated their heads to reduce the number of Hebrews. Great people!! Not (Micah 3 📖)

[@alphabethbereshit-]

Horsey they were Hebrew pardon? Not the Assyrian law, if the Hebrews were caught with a Bible they were arrested, the Assyrians 🐐 didn't want them practicing the law of 🌴Moses.

[@ellenmadsen7308]

These essays from the British museum are fantastic. Thanks.

[@MattK-]

Thank you so much for teaching me some about my ancestors. I would truly love it if you would possibly read off some more.

[@adsa3449]

This is an amazing spectacle. Thanks

[@mountvernon]

Great video! Hope to see more of these!

[@robertmoye7565]

Great view into history, really brought to life.

[@pistachiobaklava1216]

I enjoyed this! 😃

[@matthewgoodman7588]

I want more videos just like this. I want more ancient carvings discussed.

[@sagesarabia5053]

Absolutely amazing

[@followersofyeshuahamashiac462]

You know I’ve always struggled with the British Museums ancient artifacts, (I’m in my late 30’s) but I always felt they “stole” all these artifacts and should’ve left them in their native countries. BUT the older I get the more I appreciate the circumstances. Yes I know I might sound selfish. But the last couple decades of this nonstop destruction of the Middle East has decimated the Ancient Near East and we have lost hundreds of these ancient civilizations. At least we can keep all of what we do have left for the next generations to see and understand. Thank you for the awesome explanation! It’s a brutal one there!

[@ayladefoor3915]

This was amazing! Thank you!

[@flamencoprof]

An excellent exposition on these stones. I am continually amazed at historians' ability to extract so much information from such artefacts. Are there also written tablets documenting these events that may have helped interpret the stones?

[@megakedar]

There are captions written on the reliefs, as they pointed out. These are the world's first comic books.

[@clarencetaylor7455]

Now that is a head count

[@galacu]

Thanks very much ! From Brazil.

[@ladyflimflam]

Hands up, who was expecting Uncle Irving? 🙋🏼‍♀️

[@preservethings]

TBH I recorded and edited this and I still kind of expected Irving to turn up at some point

[@simonsaville9962]

Yep, my anticipation peaked with the appearance of some cuneiform, but alas not a Finkel in sight.

[@TioDeive]

Me for sure!

[@TRAZ4004]

Nick Harris well done. I appreciate your work.

[@noisepuppet]

What a relief

[@chadthunderstorm8148]

How great.

[@voiceactorofdovakiin]

The British Museum deserves great honor for this marvelous work. Thank you so much for making these available through the internet, otherwise poor third world shits like me would never have the opportunity to gaze upon this spectacle!

[@voiceactorofdovakiin]

@@ಕೃಷ್ಣಾಭಾಗವತ No, I'm from Brazil, third world country too but that's not Britain's fault. India too would probably bee more third-worldly then it is currently if Britain did not conquered it to be quite honest., you can thank them for unifying the fracture subcontint. About british people "stealing" artifacts and bringing home, it was not different from the egyptian muslim who raids a ancient egyptian tomb and bring home; if it was considered stealing the person who was being stolen was the dead people in the tomb. People tend to be anachronistic and apply a modern vision that sees the archeology pioners as people that robbed national possesions of a state, but it was nothing like that during the day.

[@Osirus1156]

I'm starting to think this Ashurbanipal fellow wasn't very nice at all.

[@peroz1000]

Alexander Hofer Whatever gave you that idea?

[@ptonpc]

By the standards of his time, he was probably no worse than most rulers. Not that I would invite him around for a cup of tea.

[@Tomarejo]

Of course he wasn't nice. He was a dictator-like king who didn't accept freedom that cyrus gave to other people, because that would've been one heck of perk to grow a larger empire. Ashurbanipal is simply a bookworm psychopath lol.

[@megakedar]

@@ptonpc Well you look at Psamtik in Egypt who as a vassal of Assyria managed to declare independence against Ashurbanipal and maintain good relations throughout his rule. His father had rebelled before but was personally spared by the Assyrian king. Egypt won its independence and restored native rule through actual diplomacy, which is a rare, rare quality at this stage in history. The treatment of the Elamites probably had more to do with the fact that they were using military threats to pressure Assyria to turn over the Elamite refugees for execution. To not be a dumbfuck was too much of an ask for some people, apparently. Ummanigash, the so-called "puppet" ruler, only 2 years after being restored in Elam following the deposing of Teumman the usurpur, then turned against his benefactor, by backing Shamashumukin, Ashurbanipal's brother, in a plot to seize the Assyrian throne. Then within a year, Ummanigash was deposed by Tammaritu, who was then deposed by Indabibi who was then immediately couped. Between 650 and 645 BCE Elam had no less than 9 different kings. Meanwhile, in Egypt, Psamtik, who never forgot his benefactors and didn't involve himself in Assyrian court intrigue ruled for 54 years as one of Egypt's most successful leaders. All it took was not being a dumbfuck.

[@megakedar]

@Herdan The supposed humanitarianism of Cyrus the pederast is mostly a fabrication of certain groups of historians trying to reach for some non-western sources of modernity. It is pure fucking propaganda and has as much to do with human rights as Sargon II of Assyria building homes for poor people has to do with the modern welfare state. "Palace of Sargon, prefect of Enlil, priest of Assur, the great king, king of the universe, king of Assyria, king of the four regions (of the world); favorite of the great gods, who established the freedom of Sippar, Nippur and Babylon, who repaired their decay, helper of the poor, who made good their losses; who renewed the autonomy of Assur which had come to an end, who remitted the taskwork of Der and quieted its dissatisfied (lit, sighing) people; (most) powerful of all princes, who stretched out his protecting shadow over Har-ran, and, at the desire of Anu (and) Dagan, wrote (the charter of) its freedom." In fact, the only thing that is remarkable about the Cyrus Cylinder's text is how absolutely self-fellating and over-the-top it is in providing embellishing literary tropes (ie people of Babylon literally kissing his feet, the beaming faces of the happy happy people, how happy everyone was to see temples being cleaned and rebuilt, etc). You take a generic inscription from any Mesopotamian ruler about the good work he does for society and insert these propaganda details, and you get the Cyrus Cylinder. It's hilarious when he keeps referring to his vast, innumerable army as an army of peace. You cannot read this shit with a straight face. The fact that they tried to reconquer Egypt after numerous rebellions over the next century (even as Assyria had peacefully granted Egypt's independence in generations past) speaks to the true utility of the vast Persian military.

[@symmetrymilton4542]

This would make one hell of a survival horror video game.

[@joshuaharahap2227]

Interesting, have you a book about All Asyur kings including sargon and sanherib?

[@DarkValorWolf]

2:30 he may have been hit by an arrow... but at least he has his hat back! 2:50 oh... not much use of a hat without a head to put it on is there...

[@JoRiver11]

I don't know, he could still prop it on the stump.

[@redemissarium]

with that text in the panel, this is basically the first comic book in the world 😁

[@layladaniel42]

Well done I love ❤️

[@akkadashur]

Ashurbanipal was the last great king, he was the most educated king of all Assyrian kings before him, thus building library. The cruelty was standard and required back then to keep Assyria on top. The cinematography is amazing, one only can imagine how they depicted this battle, given that Assyrians were masters of their world I would imagine they would have experts in this line of work standing at some safe point near ground zero and sketching as the battle broke out, then taking that knowledge and caving them in the limestone. “Awake, son of Assyria. Awake and see the world how enlightened. The chance is fleeing from us and time is running out. Awake son of Assyria, awake! In vengeance you will take refuge. Rise up and band together to strengthen. ​And if one does not awake we have lost our chance. Without a purpose, misfortune will befall our land”

[@Confucius_76]

Where is that quote from?

[@joelasher78]

Awokeinchrist

[@Dutch_Assyrian_Society]

Poem written in Syriac by Naum Faiq about 100 years ago, ܐܬܬܥܝܪ ܒܪ ܐܬܘܪ kzbin.info/www/bejne/Zpuln62mbdxnmJY

[@assyriannahrin]

@@Confucius_76 The quote is from an Assyrian activist during the Ottoman Empire, the great Naoum Faiq

[@عليياسر-ذ5ب]

@@assyriannahrin Did Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, the Medes, the Scythians, and the Persians, not kill the Assyrians in full?

[@philgroves7694]

So, this wall decoration is basically an Assyrian comic book. Yeah. That's the ticket!

[@miekekuppen9275]

Gruesome story, great video.

[@philo3838]

There is a part here that was too grizzly to be described, in one of the scenes you can see the family members baking with bones stuck out, they were being forced to bake the remains of their loved ones after being murdered and to eat them. Not even Hannibal was as psychopathic as assyrians.

[@assyriannahrin]

Yes because human rights,rules of engagement was a very important thing in the very brutal ancient world 😜😜😜😜

[@redkawa636]

Amazing video, thank you so much. BTW : The British Museum 170K subs....the Logan brothers around 30 millions....makes sense I guess....mah.

[@hypeasaurusrex3422]

An Assyrian video without Dr. Finkel?

[@FEEDMEKITTENS]

My heart aches.

[@Confucius_76]

he's more of a babylonian expert isn't he?

[@jefferywilliams4533]

Would the relief have been painted when originally finished?

[@51WCDodge]

Intresting to see Cavalry and Chariots together. Also the Enemy leadears are shown fighting valiantly and dying with honour. Not nessacarily the sort of thing if you wanted to denegrate your enemy.

[@wingedbull1257]

That's My King For Ever.

[@darren8608]

damn that's some old stuff

[@525Lines]

I'm glad it's in the British Museum and not in Iraq or some other unstable area.

[@richardscanlan3419]

@@525Lines shades of the Elgin Marbles?

[@525Lines]

@@richardscanlan3419 A curator of a major art museum told me museums in Italy would sell stuff, posing as illegal art traders, and then get their stuff back with the police. And over and over again. We have the Elgin Marbles because of Elgin and the British Museum. Italy might be able to ask for a share of the admission fee but they can't deny the British Museum is the best place for them.

[@richardscanlan3419]

@@525Lines Don't get me wrong.I understand why they are in the British Museum,but it is a quandary.Because they obviously are the property of the Greek people. In regard to these Assyrian artifacts,it is certainly better that these artifacts stay where they are.We don't want ISIS or any other nutjob outfit doing what they did in Mosul,or with the destruction of Palmyra.

[@525Lines]

@@richardscanlan3419 While certainly the marbles are a treasure of Greek antiquity, Elgin was given permission by the Greek government at a time when the were littering the ground around the Acropolis and soldiers were destroying them to make powder for mortar. Museums are international and part of the same global institution.

[@laith183]

Bless our father ashour

[@UnclePutte]

Ah, uh, that treason treatment scene suggests to me that the Assyrians weren't exactly the nicest people in the neighbourhood.

[@MattK-]

Nicer than most folk back then.

[@josedanielneri6963]

to those persons that didn't like the video, please I'm asking this with no ill intention or to enforce my opinion on you. But can you elaborate on why you didn´t like the video? it seemed amazing to me.

[@johanneshubert5296]

Maybe they unliked not for the explanation but the brutality.

[@josedanielneri6963]

@@johanneshubert5296 mm...that may be it. yeah, they were brutal! the wars back then didn´t had any law

[@Confucius_76]

Some men just want to watch the world burn

[@Giorg189]

This story is kind of frightening 😯😖

[@525Lines]

You'd think cuneiform would have a fancier font when it's carved into stone but it looks identical to the characters pressed into clay.

[@miekekuppen9275]

I´d be interested to know if they´d come up with the idea of different-looking letters still representing the same letter.

[@henriknykvist]

@@miekekuppen9275 Comic Sans cuneiform.

[@525Lines]

@@miekekuppen9275 As cuneiform is a simplified pictogram, you'd think they must have, though this writing system could be ancient by the time the stonework we've seen was done. The ancient Egyptians had Hieratic and even the Mesoamerican writing employed different styles to their pictographs.

[@miekekuppen9275]

@@525Lines That´s interesting, thank you.

[@aburrage7697]

This is a very good observation

[@virginiamessom9551]

My History shows these Battles how the Assyrian nation rolled their Country by Law for protection their nation from Enemies, So the war is a war just like nowadays I been in war ..thanks for explanation.

[@عليياسر-ذ5ب]

These are demons, but the hero Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, killed them all

[@Yusgfftag]

Well as a Christian Assyrian, I can assure you that all neighbouring kingdoms were as merciless as we were and during that time brutality is what kept the nations alive, plus it’s not surprising that they would treat their enemies that way since they were polytheistic and would do anything for their Gods and Kings. We came all the way from being merciless to being the most merciful nation in the Near East, for those who don’t know the Assyrians converted to Christianity 6 - 8 centuries after the fall of their empire, there is a famous Assyrian Saint named Qarrādu/Qarrādagh who was a prince and a brutal fighter during the reign of Shapur II king of Sassanid Empire in the 4h Century AD, his story is very beautiful, he was a Zoroastrian and converted to Christianity, he was killed by his father for converting to Christianity.

[@messianic_scam]

you're not assyrians as these same people you fake identity you are just Christian sect

[@عليياسر-ذ5ب]

Liar All Assyrians were killed, but why did your church change his name to Assyria?

[@jorislemoine1488]

Did he say these carvings were curved? Does that mean that these might have either decorated a round room so as to immerse the spectator in a "glorious battle" (propaganda warning)? It'd be an interesting turn-up for the books if artistic panoramas go back so far in time.

[@skellingtonmeteoryballoon]

Cool

[@HotZetiGer]

They are ELAMINATED!

[@dindu551]

incredible. elam was strong throughout antiquity whatever it has called itself

[@Bones_2077]

I’m Assyrian anyone else

[@AMOFOUR4x]

2 years later… Shlama!

[@Ardonbb]

Why in dokumentationen didint showen this .!

[@lapatossu5976]

There is something seriously wrong with us humans.

[@hypeasaurusrex3422]

@ecosophist Dolphins and other cetaceans are known to torture prey before finishing it off. Cats also do this. For fun. Chimpanzees are known to cannibalize their young and other adults without needing to for food. Humans are animals as well, saying "it doesn't exist in the animal kingdom" is wrong, we are not the only species to evolve these behaviors.

[@imokin86]

Gruesome punishments like these were not intended as entertainment, even if there must have been people who enjoyed doing such things, as there are now for sure. This was also functional, to preclude further revolts or wars, to show the power of the king and to solidify the community ruled by him. State-run terror campaigns are a means for an end.

[@lapatossu5976]

@@hypeasaurusrex3422 I for one would like to think I'm an intelligent and moral being capable of controlling my own actions according to what I believe is right and wrong. And, there's is just no possible earthly scenario nor any possible motivation for such a scenario in which I would ever stake someone to the ground and skin them alive, not for punishment, not as a deterrence and certainly not for pleasure, if I was in charge I would never order such a thing to be done and even if subjugated to the whims of a despotic ruler would I ever agree to do such a thing when ordered. People are responsible for their own actions, it's as simple as that, and the fact is that throughout history humans have been shown to be capable of such extreme violence, sadism and moral depravity that nothing can be used to justify it. In short, there's something seriously wrong with us.

[@lapatossu5976]

@@imokin86 "To preclude further revolts or wars"... How's that worked out for us so far?

[@imokin86]

@@lapatossu5976 it did work for the king in question, he wasn't doing it for our sake, only for his own. So for him it was rational, to stop wars and revolts against himself.

[@Alusnovalotus]

So 3,000 years really haven’t changed that part of the world much, it seems.

[@Confucius_76]

Lotta people wanna fight over the fertile crescent, even more so now it has oil

[@GRosa]

Where were the ambassadors from, Urartu, and why is it called battle of Til Tuba?

[@round51]

"Staked to the floor." Really? Of course this all took place indoors. The Elamites were routed from the dance floor... They were making some bad moves. Chased into the swimming pool and due to all there cool cloths, drowned, and flowed down the drain. Just too darned hot to do battle out fields of the battleground. J/K ;)

[@theheaterguyryan5052]

Ashurbanapul was a brutal dictator some things never change in the human condition.

[@theknave4415]

They were all like that, regardless of race, location, period or culture. Human rights did not become a 'thing' until very, very, recently in human history.

[@hfvideos3524]

epic

[@ninveh1]

Assurbanipal is owr King of modern Assyrians. We love him like we love Jesus.

[@Tomarejo]

That's not something to be proud of. I bet if you lived in ashurbanipal's time, you would wish death to him.

[@Bones_2077]

Phil Bedary na mate. He was one of our kings. Our leader. We were never like and never will be like for example Americans. When you hate your leaders. Our leaders were fair. Listened to and loved the people.

[@ninveh1]

@@Tomarejo ashurbanipal was a King with Morals and science. The Jewish Propagana makes assyrians brutally. Assyrians never make War without being forced to do it.

[@Tomarejo]

@@Bones_2077 No he wasn't fair. He was a tyrant. he saw all people as his slaves.

[@Tomarejo]

@@ninveh1 Yes he was a king with science but i doubt he had morals. He was a dictator-like ruler. Assyrians themselves were proud of hurting their enemies. which is the reason why they fell. they were too cruel.

[@sillysausage2244]

Hmm.. I want this dude to read me bedtime stories!! 😍😋

[@michaelhogan9053]

I respect the British Museum for the dedication to world history. But, I also know many countries would like their artifacts returned. And I also know we live in an unstable world where priceless art gets destroyed. This artifact seems like it could be copied or reproduced, I wonder if the Museum has considered this with contested pieces?

[@HoundofOdin]

I've heard of Elam and the Elamites, but I don't know much about them. I wish there was a documentary about them or a book on the subject that wasn't written exclusively for scholars.

[@deyozionyahudim6817]

The black people in South West Iran is Elamites

[@HoundofOdin]

@@deyozionyahudim6817 I wasn't aware there were Black people in Iran.

[@GRosa]

You may try this link: www.iranicaonline.org/articles/elam-index

[@HoundofOdin]

@Pichkalu Pappita I'm not sure about all that. The Elamites called their lands Haltamti, not Elam, and the Assyrians were Semitic speaking people whose language is unrelated to that of the Elamites. I'm not saying you're wrong, but I would like to know where you got this information.

[@Arshi69]

@@HoundofOdin There is no proof that they were Black.

[@sensibleperson8208]

I would love to know why Elamites have no armour or chariots rather than carts. Makes no sense as they could surely afford armour. Perhaps we only see massed light bulk of army infantry. Or the heavy armed Assyrians are guards and regular soldiers

[@inannamardokh995]

You talking all about our history but as an ASSYRIAN nation spreading around the world no one is even celebrating with us the ASSYRIAN new year March 21-April 1st is there any particular reason?

[@michaelhasfel7]

I I translated this video into Portuguese over a year ago, and the caption was never activated. WTF people!

[@marksadventures3889]

Amazing isn't it, the lines between rulers with titles and just out and out gangsters are so open; it seems 4000? 6000? Years and mankind has learned nothing other than how to be a more proficient and barbarick murderer than before, justifying his carnage to himself as something lawful and right.

[@owenbevt3]

well the battles happen a lot less often now which is something. I suspect that has more to do with modern battles being more expensive in terms of $ rather than more enlightened leadership though.

[@megakedar]

Of course it was lawful and right. Any nation with a shred of dignity would resist an unlawful extradition request by an enemy nation that wants to murder the people you've granted asylum. These are the pivotal moments that created international law as we know it.

[@chinablue1699]

I wonder how many people watching this video realise that Assyria (and by default Syria) was named after a pagan god Ašur , Astarte/Ashshur/Astar/Easter/Asherah/Athirat/Ashur/Assur/Anshar/Athirat/Isis/Asherot/Asherat/Qnyt ỉlm (creator of the gods) Whose symbol was an olive tree and is the direct origin of the Menorah ritual in her name.

[@hus390]

😢 I mean, take entire walls and ship them to UK is just ... 😳

[@nahte123]

Did they really hold their spears like that, overhand, gripping towards the dull end? It seems unwieldy.

[@ramblinnelson]

goddamn. i always forget how brutally violent nature & history are

[@ibnadam9964]

Means the war never ended...

[@Stadtpark90]

When you can not change somebody’s mind, just cut his head off, that surely helps... - and make pictures of it... - thank god so much has changed in the last 5000 years. - Oh, wait...

[@Confucius_76]

Well I mean we're definitely not as brutal here in the West. Isis was bringing back some of that 7th century bc justice though, in the Assyrian heartland no less

[@jeyalyxmyvigneswaran5527]

Can you do some research about Elam? Elam is a pure Tamil word. Tamil is Dravidian language and the oldest in the world. I watched many videos about this somehow Dravidian (South Indian) have links with Mosapathomia and Sumeria.

[@BadassBikerOwns]

Absolutely no one outside of Tamil Nadu thinks there's a connection between ancient Elamite kingdom and Tamil language.

[@Thelongesteconoline]

That was very informative, but I am pretty sure that the victims being bound to the ground were not flayed. Trust me, I have a keen eye for these things. They were actually tickled into madness, forced to pay for and eat kale, and finally banished into the wild. This way, Ashurbanipal was seen as someone with enough reach and power to alter lives, willpower, and souls. Just kidding, but if you know anything about the Assyrians, it probably couldn’t be ruled out entirely. They were boastfully sick and twisted.

[@luisesquivel1419]

EN español no hay nada aca

[@tomskih203]

The victors write the history but it doesn't mean they're honest

[@garychynne1377]

middle east hasn't changed much.

[@eiliakashkoli2348]

Rip Elam Kingdom

[@ebzmindyousc6067]

Made my arse tingle this video did.. brilliant 👌

[@JimSmith001]

Date?

[@GRosa]

7th century BCE

[@owenbevt3]

Sad to see the BP sponsorship when there responsible to fueling confluence and repression in a number of places today not to mention helping to sabbitarge saving tomorrows climate.

[@Confucius_76]

You fund it then

[@owenbevt3]

@@Confucius_76 or we could not allow evil economic practices then have it funded by a non-evil economy.

[@Urululla]

Those noses of the Elamites...

[@mixolydian2010]

Nothing much as changed then?

[@Confucius_76]

I'd like to think we're slightly less brutal now. Isis only beheaded people, and they're anomalously brutal for modern times

[@Beastman5K]

Don't worry y'all eventually Cyrus II comes along several decades latter and carves a cylinder about human rights or whatever. Not everyone ends up getting flayed alive is what I'm saying.

[@thearabprince1105]

proud to be Elamite

[@ArcanumArcanorum17]

And what are you ethnically?

[@shutruk-nahunte3309]

Arab and elamite? What a joke

[@deyozionyahudim6817]

The black people in South West Iran is Elamites in the Elam province

[@deyozionyahudim6817]

@d puski Elamites is black

[@jessicalee333]

@d puski Hold up, the Hittites were Indo-Europeans, the Mitanni were definitely NOT, they were described as having dark skin (unlike the Hittites who were described as having light skin and brown or red hair), their language was not an Indo-European language, there is just not basis for saying they were Indo-European. The Elamites' language is not even related to any existing language group, there is no basis whatsoever to claim that they were Indo-European either. Hittites, you're correct, they're actually the first attested Indo-European population in recorded history (and with their own recorded history). Mitanni and Elamite, you're just making shit up, or lying.

[@isind7398]

@d puski The Elamites were probably black as they seem to have African features when compared the Assyrians.

[@isind7398]

@Teen Watchman.I am talking about Assyrians. Assyrians are not black. It is really moronic to say they were. You can google Nubian prisoners Assyrian soldiers and you will see the different facial features between Africans and Assyrians on ancient Assyrian artifacts.

[@isind7398]

@Teen Watchman. Ancient Assyrians were and STILL are Middle Eastern / Southern European looking people. We are not "black" nor are we "white". The "Semitic" Jewish fairy tale is nonsense. My ancestors never mentioned a "shem" on any artefacts and writings. They did speak a language which is now referred to as being in the "Semitic" family however they are not "Semitic" by race as such race does not exist. Many Assyrians still do have curly to wavy hair. That does not make them black or African. This nonsense of claiming our identity for your gain is offensive, racist, idiotic and moronic. You have your own race be proud of it, no need to steal other peoples identities.

[@Rajalord27]

he called asabanial a stinky stinky that caused the war

[@taroman7100]

smiting and beheading in the middle east? imagine that.

[@dorianphilotheates3769]

The Assyrians were nice folk- perhaps a bit too delicate and permissive.

[@owenbevt3]

I'm sure most were, just the usual story of power attracting and then magnifying corruption in the rulers.

[@dorianphilotheates3769]

owenbevt3 - Can’t argue with that.

[@zeebooboo578]

The God is Ashur the Land is Ashur the people are Ashur the language is Ashur***Greater

[@عليياسر-ذ5ب]

Nebuchadnezzar, the Medes, the Scythians, and the Arabs laugh

[@zeebooboo578]

​@@عليياسر-ذ5ب was the flood . Otherwise all of you garbage

[@عليياسر-ذ5ب]

@@zeebooboo578 Why do the demons love Assyria and not Babylon?

[@NewOldResearch]

Holy shi

[@8460437]

Ah the good old days when warfare was direct. Now we impose sanctions and freeze assets.

[@merrymachiavelli2041]

@Jon Goat To be fair, almost all of those examples are civil wars, with foreign states either not being involved or primarily involved via proxies. Fully fledged inter-state warfare is almost non-existent nowadays. And even if you include civil wars, overall deaths in conflict are proportionally still lowest in human history.