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Hamanu
BM 124919. Hamanu was a city of Elam, which was razed by Ashurbanipal during the Assyrian conquest of Elam in 645-635 BCE. Ashurbanipal wrote in his inscriptions: File:2018 Ashurbanipal - Siege of Hamanu.jpg|The siege of the city of Hamanu in Elam, 645-635 BCE. Inscription: "The city of Hamanu, a royal city of the land of Elam, I besieged, I conquered, its booty I carried off." British Museum. File:Exhibition I am Ashurbanipal king of the world, king of Assyria, British Museum (32102517928).jpg|Relief of the conquest of Hamanu File:Destruction of the Elamite city of Hamanu 645-635 BCE.jpg|Detail of the dismantlement of the city
Article summary
BM 124919. Hamanu was a city of Elam, which was razed by Ashurbanipal during the Assyrian conquest of Elam in 645-635 BCE. Ashurbanipal wrote in his inscriptions: File:2018 Ashurbanipal - Siege of Hamanu.jpg|The siege of the city of Hamanu in Elam, 645-635 BCE. Inscription: "The city of Hamanu, a royal city of the land of Elam, I besieged, I conquered, its booty I carried off." British Museum. File:Exhibition I am Ashurbanipal king of the world, king of Assyria, British Museum (32102517928).jpg|Relief of the conquest of Hamanu File:Destruction of the Elamite city of Hamanu 645-635 BCE.jpg|Detail of the dismantlement of the city
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