The tablet is kept in the British Museum of Antiquities.
The ancient Assyrian soldier’s diving gear is indeed one of the most fascinating archaeological finds.
You are likely referring to the ‘diving bell relief’, a 3,000-year-old bas-relief discovered in the ancient Assyrian city of Khorsabad, in present-day Iraq.
This ancient relief depicts an Assyrian soldier using a diving bell made of inflated goat skin. The relief is believed to date back to around 700 BC, during the reign of the Assyrian king Sargon II.
The soldier is seen standing on the riverbed while holding the inflated skin with a rope, allowing him to ‘dive’ underwater. This ancient engineering feat is an astonishing precursor to modern diving technology.
Indeed, this ancient tablet is housed in the British Museum in London, UK, where it remains an extraordinary testament to the ingenuity and resourcefulness of our ancient ancestors.
