Downloadable resources for teaching and events

Need source material for an Assyrian-themed event? Or want to colour in your own Assyrian genies? These resources are freely available for reuse.

• Images of genies and kings
• Colour-in genies and kings (A4 size)
• Fitzwilliam Museum colour-in genies (A4 size)
• Write your name in cuneiform sign list

Images of genies and kings

Drawings of Assyrian kings and genies TT  based on relief TT  panels from the Northwest Palace of king Assurnasirpal II in the city of Kalhu.

Assyrian king JPG (1.9 MB) based on relief panel ANE.45.1927 in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.

Bird-headed genie JPG (760 KB) based on relief panel ANE.1.1908 in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.

Standing genie JPG (1.6 MB) based on relief panel ANE.44.1927 in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.

Kneeling genie JPG (2.7 MB) based on relief panel ANE.2.1908 in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.

Fish-man JPG (1.4 MB). Based on a stone relief panel of a fish-cloaked TT  apkallu TT -sage in the British Museum (BM 124573).

Fitzwilliam Museum colour-in genies (A4 size)

Drawings of particular genies in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.

Fitzwilliam Museum bird-headed genie (ANE.1.1908) (1.5 MB).

Fitzwilliam Museum kneeling genie (ANE.2.1908) (1.2 MB).

Colour-in genies and kings (A4 size)

Colour in Assyrian king (A4) (1 MB) based on relief panel ANE.45.1927 in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.

Colour in kneeling genie (A4) (791 KB) based on relief panel ANE.2.1908 in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.

Colour in standing genie (A4) (791 KB) based on relief panel ANE.44.1927 in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.

Colour in fish-man (A4) (593 KB). Based on a stone relief panel of a fish-cloaked apkallu-sage in the British Museum (BM 124573).

'Write your name in cuneiform' sign lists

These sign lists can be used to run a 'write your name in cuneiform' activity that introduces participants to cuneiform writing. The only materials additional needed are plasticine or modelling clay and disposable chopsticks. See the Cuneiform Revealed website for more information on running a cuneiform writing activity, and a video of cuneiform writing in action.

Cuneiform sign lists are provided below in Neo-Assyrian TT  and Old Babylonian scripts.

Basic cuneiform sign list in Neo-Assyrian script PDF (48 KB).

Basic cuneiform sign list in Old Babylonian script PDF (75 KB).

Information sheet on cuneiform writing PDF (891 KB) – 2 A5 size leaflets on an A4 page.

Many of these resources were created for our Discovering Ancient Assyria event at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge in October 2013. Cuneiform sign lists by Eleanor Robson. Drawings by Ruth Horry.

Ruth A. Horry

Ruth A. Horry, 'Downloadable resources for teaching and events', Nimrud: Materialities of Assyrian Knowledge Production, The Nimrud Project at Oracc.org, 2019 [http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/nimrud/abouttheproject/eventsresources/]