# The Assyrian Legacy in the Cradle of Civilization

Amir Harrak from the University of Toronto presented "The Neo-Assyrian Winged Bulls and their Origins." Christopher Woods from the Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago discussed Mesopotamian literature in general and the preservation of the Gilgamesh Epic. Simo Parpola from the University of Helsinki discussed Assyria after the collapse of the Empire and the impact of Assyrian statecraft, religion and visual arts on the ancient and modern world. First of three sessions in a daylong symposium.

- Kind: Talk
- Year: 2016
- By: Library Of Congress. African And Middle Eastern Division
- Genres: Education, History
- Archive: [Library of Congress](https://www.loc.gov/item/2021690216/)
- Licence or status: Rights statement at the Library of Congress (as the archive states it)
- Credit: Library of Congress
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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