Detail of the Neo-Assyrian rock reliefs in Maltai, near Dohuk, Iraqi Kurdistan

A series of reliefs were carved along the canal system built by King Sennacherib (r. 704–681 BC) to carry water to the capital city of Nineveh. The precious reliefs at Maltai, carved into cliffs on the bank of the Rubar Dohuk River, are among the best preserved ones.