Lion hunts

Describing the animals in the Assyrian palace reliefs

Students aged 8 and 9 described the lions (and the dogs used for hunting them) as part of their recent work about animals.

The carved reliefs in the Lion Hunt gallery show the sporting exploits of the last great Assyrian king, Ashurbanipal (668-631 BC). These carved reliefs were created for his palace at Nineveh, in modern-day northern Iraq.

Back in school, the students wrote some poems about the animals they had seen in the gallery.

Lions

Lion sleeps on the grass
Lions are orange and furry
Lion comes from jungles in Africa
Lions are strong and eat meat
Lions have a very loud roar and sharp pointed teeth
Lions live in hot countries in Africa
Lions can run very fast
Lions and Cheetahs hunt Zebras and Gazelles for meat
Lions are born as cubs
Lions walk around in East Africa

By Benjahmin

Dogs

Three dogs
Bark, calm
Big dog
Four legs
2 tails
2 ears
Slow walk
Old picture of dog
Stone wall

By Junior