Nimrud
/ˈnɪmrʊd/- modern name of an ancient Mesopotamian city on the east bank of the Tigris south of Nineveh, near the modern city of Mosul. It was the capital of Assyria 879-722 BC. The city was known in biblical times as Calah (Gen. 10:11); the modern name arose through association in Islamic mythology with the biblical figure of Nimrod.尼姆鲁德（底格里斯河东岸、尼尼微南面一个美索不达米亚古城现在的名字, 邻近现今的摩苏尔市, 公元前879-722年曾是亚述的首都, 在圣经中它被称作卡拉［《创世记》10:11］, 现在的名字来源于伊斯兰神话中英勇的圣经人物尼姆鲁德）。