Relief slab from a wall from King Assumasirhpal II palace

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This relief may symbolize a mythical genie. The Assyrian empire controlled Mesopotamia and the entire Near East for half of the first millennium, led by successive bands of highly ambitious and fiercely aggressive warrior monarchs. Assyrian society was purely militaristic, with men required to serve in the army at all times. Government positions were also under the direct authority of the military.