Nineveh

Archaeologists discover rare 2,600-year-old stele of Assyrian king in Iraq's Nineveh

The stele has since been moved to the Inspectorate’s headquarters to undergo initial restoration work so that it can be studied in depth.

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
A fragment of an ancient stele dating to the reign of the Assyrian King Ashurbanipal found in Iraq's Nineveh province, July 17, 2026.
People gather at the site following a fatal fire at a wedding celebration, in the district of Hamdaniya in Iraq's Nineveh province, Iraq, September 27, 2023.

Thousands mourning in Christian town in Iraq after wedding hall fire

The fire happened in a Christian town that has been recovering since the war on ISIS. ISIS expelled Christians from Mosul, Nineveh, and Christian towns like Hamdaniya.

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Yom Kippur painting

Yom Kippur: The waters of life

‘And the goat shall bear upon him all their iniquities unto a land which is cut off; and he shall let go the goat in the wilderness’ (Leviticus 16:22)

|BySHLOMO RISKIN
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An Israelite in Nineveh

The story may not be very accurate as far as historical research is concerned, but it remains true in its details of Jewish existence in exile.

|ByALEXANDER ZVIELLI

An Israelite in Nineveh

The Book of Tuvia documents some features of Jewish life in their first-ever exile.

OCTOBER 5, 2010ByALEXANDER ZVIELLI
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