entity · site_france_1_world_kalhu
Kalhu
Also known as: Nimrud, Calah
The Assyrian capital developed and inaugurated under Ashurnasirpal II.
Review and provenance
Specialist reviewer: not recorded. Review date: not recorded.
Dataset workflow: proposed. This is separate from specialist review.
Confidence describes the stated assessment; it does not certify expert approval. How review works.
Chronology
Dating intervals may describe uncertainty or phases; their width alone does not establish event duration.
900 BCE–800 BCE
Precision: approximate
- informs · contextualizes
Nimrud: Historic capital of the Assyrian Empire — Mosul Cultural Museum, French Ministry of CultureProvides the 879 BCE inauguration context.
Locator: Historic capital section - informs · locates
GeoNames geographical database — GeoNamesProvides modern orientation.
Locator: Modern Nimrud locality lookup
Research description
Included solely as major Early Iron Age world orientation. No direct relationship to France is asserted.
Evidence and sources
- supports · contextualizes
Nimrud: Historic capital of the Assyrian Empire — Mosul Cultural Museum, French Ministry of CultureProvides the 879 BCE inauguration context.
Locator: Historic capital section - supports · locates
GeoNames geographical database — GeoNamesProvides modern orientation.
Locator: Modern Nimrud locality lookup
Referenced records
- Geography assertion for site_france_1_world_kalhu · geography assertion