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− | * <s>... that the '''[[Lion Hunt of Ashurbanipal]]''' [[Assyrian sculpture|palace reliefs]] from c. 640 BC show the [[Assyria]]n king killing numerous lions with swords, spears, and arrows? </s> <small>Source:Reade, Julian, Assyrian Sculpture, 1998 (2nd edn.), pp. 72-79, The British Museum Press, ISBN 9780714121413 (or see the pics in the article)</small> | + | * <s>... that the '''[[Lion Hunt of Ashurbanipal]]''' [[Assyrian sculpture|palace reliefs]] from c. 640 BC show the [[Assyria]]n king killing numerous lions with swords, spears, and arrows? </s> <small>Source:Reade, Julian, Assyrian Sculpture, 1998 (2nd edn.), pp. 72-79, The British Museum Press, {{ISBN|9780714121413}} (or see the pics in the article)</small> |
:* ''Reviewed'': [[Template:Did you know nominations/Raphael Demos|Raphael Demos]] | :* ''Reviewed'': [[Template:Did you know nominations/Raphael Demos|Raphael Demos]] | ||
:* ''Comment'': Plenty of pic options | :* ''Comment'': Plenty of pic options |
Latest revision as of 06:27, 27 May 2017
- The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:02, 30 December 2016 (UTC)
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Lion Hunt of Ashurbanipal

Ashurbanipal kills a lion
... that the Lion Hunt of Ashurbanipal palace reliefs from c. 640 BC show the Assyrian king killing numerous lions with swords, spears, and arrows?Source:Reade, Julian, Assyrian Sculpture, 1998 (2nd edn.), pp. 72-79, The British Museum Press, ISBN 9780714121413 (or see the pics in the article)
- Reviewed: Raphael Demos
- Comment: Plenty of pic options
Created by Johnbod (talk). Self-nominated at 03:54, 2 December 2016 (UTC). Lua error: expandTemplate: template "y" does not exist.
I agree with Template:U Template:Ping what do you think about tightening the hook?
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... that Assyrian palace reliefs from c. 640 BC show King Ashurbanipal killing lions (pictured) with swords, spears, and arrows?Yoninah (talk) 21:34, 27 December 2016 (UTC)
- The reliefs are rather well-known under that name - the article has been picking up over 40 hits a day - & I'd rather not Easter Egg it.
- ALT2: ... that the Lion Hunt of Ashurbanipal reliefs (pictured) from c. 640 BC show the king killing lions with swords, spears, and arrows? - seems snappy enough to me. Johnbod (talk) 04:08, 28 December 2016 (UTC)