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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:02, 30 December 2016 (UTC)

Lion Hunt of Ashurbanipal

 * ... that the Lion Hunt of Ashurbanipal palace reliefs from c. 640 BC show the Assyrian king killing numerous lions with swords, spears, and arrows? Source:Reade, Julian, Assyrian Sculpture, 1998 (2nd edn.), pp. 72-79, The British Museum Press, ISBN 9780714121413 (or see the pics in the article)
 * Reviewed: Raphael Demos
 * Comment: Plenty of pic options

Created by Johnbod (talk). Self-nominated at 03:54, 2 December 2016 (UTC).


 * Symbol question.svg I agree with  what do you think about tightening the hook?
 * ALT1: ... that Assyrian palace reliefs from c. 640 BC show King Ashurbanipal killing lions (pictured) with swords, spears, and arrows? Yoninah (talk) 21:34, 27 December 2016 (UTC)
 * The reliefs are rather well-known under that name - the article has been picking up over 40 hits a day - & I'd rather not Easter Egg it.


 * ALT2: ... that the Lion Hunt of Ashurbanipal reliefs (pictured) from c. 640 BC show the king killing lions with swords, spears, and arrows? - seems snappy enough to me. Johnbod (talk) 04:08, 28 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Symbol voting keep.svg Yes, thank you, that works much better! Restoring tick per Andrew D.'s review. ALT2 good to go. Yoninah (talk) 15:26, 28 December 2016 (UTC)