These advancements laid the foundation for modern photoengraving ... key role in deciphering ancient cuneiform inscriptions from Nineveh in Iraq, the capital and largest city of the Neo-Assyrian ...
At the end of the 8th century BC the Assyrian King Sennacherib chose Nineveh as his capital and built what he called the 'Palace without Rival', decorating it with finely carved reliefs.