Relief - Mass deportation

The Assyrians resettled the inhabitants of captured enemy cities across the empire to sustain its rapid growth. Care was taken to ensure that people arrived at their destination safely and in good health. On this wall panel, families travel under guard, some on animals and carts. Documents record how some deportees were supplied with food, sandals and clothing. Others experienced gruelling journeys on meagre rations. War captives, especially women and children, were also distributed among Assyrian troops and sold into slavery. From the North Palace, Nineveh, IraqScanned at the I Am Ashurbapinal exhibition at The British Museum, 2019亚述人为维系帝国的快速扩张，将被俘敌方城市的居民迁徙至帝国境内各处。亚述人会悉心安排，确保这些居民能安全无恙、身体健康地抵达迁居目的地。在这幅亚述王宫石壁浮雕中，移民家庭在护卫押解下行进，部分人搭乘牲畜或马车。史料记载，部分被迁徙者可获得食物、凉鞋与衣物的补给；另有部分被迁徙者只能依靠微薄口粮，踏上艰苦难熬的旅途。战俘（尤其是妇女与儿童）还会被分配至亚述军队服役，或是被贩卖为奴。该藏品出自伊拉克尼尼微城北宫，2019年于大英博物馆"I Am Ashurbapinal"特展中完成扫描。