five letters ND 10303 - an inscribed griffin, with three letters They have been compared to the Arslan Tash ivory inscription and the Ur Box inscription. One of the fragmentary ivories found at Nimrud carries the name of Hazael. This was probably king Hazael mentioned in the Bible. Collections Ivories from Nimrud are held at a number of institutions across the world: British Museum, London, England: 6,000 pieces excavated by Mallowan which were formerly held at the British Institute for the Study of Iraq; as well as a number of pieces from other excavations. Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery 28 pieces from the British School of Archaeology in Iraq. National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq. The Sulaymaniyah Museum, Iraqi Kurdistan. This museum houses about 30 pieces, which were excavated by Sir Max Mallowan. All of them are contained within 2 large display cases. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City Cleveland Museum of Art Erbil Civilization Museum, Iraqi Kurdistan. The museum houses 3 plaques, which were also excavated by Sir Max Mallowan between 1949 and 1963 CE. All of these plaques are on display in Hall 2 of the Museum. University of Melbourne, Australia: 3 pieces excavated by Mallowan. The California Palace of the Legion of Honor in San Francisco has a group of pieces. Catalogues The Nimrud Ivories are being published in a series of scholarly catalogues. Many of these are available free online from the British Institute for the Study of Iraq (BISI): links here. See also Mona Lisa of Nimrud Nimrud lens Begram ivories Notes References Further reading External links Nimrud ivories on the British Museum Flickr stream Archaeological artifacts Assyrian art and architecture Ivory works of art Middle Eastern sculptures in the British Museum Nineveh Governorate Sculpture of the Ancient Near East Ivories Phoenician sculpture