Weep for Nimrud

Heaven cried out, Earth groaned Day grew silent, darkness emerged, Lightning flashed, fire broke out, Flames crackled, death rained down.
— David Gill (@davidwjgill) March 6, 2015

I thought that we could use these ancient words to remember what has been happening at Nimrud (and elsewhere).

The words are said by Gilgamesh (tablet IV) in the translation by Stephanie Dalley (Oxford UP).