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| Iraq |
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Nasariya |
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Mandean Temple |
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 The Mandean Temple. The Mandeans are followers of John the Baptist. |
2022 |
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Mandean Temple |
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The Mandeans are a very small minority in Nasariya. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Nasariya |
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Making bread. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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The baking oven. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Nasariya |
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Iraqi bread. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Nasariya |
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Tea house. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Nasariya |
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Men in a tea house. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Nasariya |
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Group of men outsde a tea house. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Nasariya |
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Nasariya Museum |
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The modern Nasariya Museum. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Nasariya |
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Nasariya Museum |
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The entrance. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Nasariya |
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Nasariya Museum |
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One of four lyres found in a tomb at Ur (2550 - 2450 BCE). |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Nasariya |
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Nasariya Museum |
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The lyre (a type of harp) has a gold bull's head with eyes made from mother of pearl and lapis lazuli. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Nasariya |
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Nasariya Museum |
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The frame of a lyre decorated with gold. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Nasariya |
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Nasariya Museum |
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Pottery found in various sites in Central Mesopotamia with a sun symbol (5800 - 4000 BCE). |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Nasariya |
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Nasariya Museum |
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Pottery from Central Mesopotamia (5800 - 4000 BCE). |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Nasariya |
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Nasariya Museum |
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Pottery cup (Central Mesopotamia, 5800 - 4000 BCE). |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Nasariya |
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Nasariya Museum |
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Game piece (5800 - 4000 BCE). |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Nasariya |
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Nasariya Museum |
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Stone figures used as children's toys from Tel al-Sawan (5800 - 4000 BCE). |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Nasariya |
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Nasariya Museum |
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Stone pots and cups from Tel al-Sawan (5800 - 4000 BCE). |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Nasariya |
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Nasariya Museum |
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Stone cup (5800 - 4000 BCE). |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Nasariya |
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Nasariya Museum |
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Bowl carved from stone (5800 - 4000 BCE). |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Nasariya |
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Nasariya Museum |
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Pottery used for rituals (Eridu, 4000 BCE). |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Nasariya |
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Nasariya Museum |
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Skeleton of a man and a dog from Eridu (5800 - 4000 BCE). |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Nasariya |
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Nasariya Museum |
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Pottery found with a human skeleton (5800 - 4000 BCE). |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Nasariya |
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Nasariya Museum |
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Detail of skeleton of a man (5800 - 4000 BCE). |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Nasariya |
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Nasariya Museum |
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Scepter heads (round and eliptical) from Eridu and Khafaji (3000 - 2400 BCE). |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Nasariya |
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Nasariya Museum |
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Stone bowl from Eridu and Khafaji (3000 - 2400 BCE). |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Nasariya |
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Nasariya Museum |
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Scepter head from Eridu and Khafaji (3000 - 2400 BCE). |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Nasariya |
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Nasariya Museum |
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Bowl and ampules from Eridu and Khafaji (3000 - 2400 BCE). |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Nasariya |
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Nasariya Museum |
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Conical stone bowl from Eridu and Khafaji (3000 - 2400 BCE). |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Nasariya |
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Nasariya Museum |
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Stone cup with handle from Eridu and Khafaji (3000 - 2400 BCE). |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Nasariya |
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Nasariya Museum |
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Sumerian deity from Ur (3000 - 2400 BCE). |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Nasariya |
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Nasariya Museum |
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Stone torso from Ur (3000 - 2400 BCE). |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Nasariya |
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Nasariya Museum |
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Stone bowl from Lagash (3000 - 2400 BCE). |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Nasariya |
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Nasariya Museum |
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Stone torso from Ur with a feathered dress (3000 - 2400 BCE). |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Nasariya |
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Nasariya Museum |
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Stone vase from Ur (3000 - 2400 BCE). |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Nasariya |
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Nasariya Museum |
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Spherical stone vase from Ur (3000 - 2400 BCE). |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Nasariya |
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Nasariya Museum |
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Three stone pots from Lagash (3000 - 2400 BCE). |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Nasariya |
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Nasariya Museum |
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Stone vase from Ur (3000 - 2400 BCE). |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Nasariya |
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Nasariya Museum |
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Tablet with an ox-human creature from Talo (3000 - 2400 BCE). |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Nasariya |
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Nasariya Museum |
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Male and female stone dolls from Talo (3000 - 2400 BCE). |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Nasariya |
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Nasariya Museum |
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Stone carned into the shape of a couple (3000 - 2400 BCE). |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Nasariya |
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Nasariya Museum |
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Head of a bull (3000 - 2400 BCE). |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Nasariya |
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Nasariya Museum |
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Stone nails (3000 - 2400 BCE). |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Nasariya |
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Nasariya Museum |
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Pottery from the period 3000 - 2400 BCE. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Nasariya |
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Nasariya Museum |
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Pottery incense burner from Ur (3000 - 2400 BCE). |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Nasariya |
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Nasariya Museum |
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Jar with a spout from Ur (3000 - 2400 BCE). |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Nasariya |
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Nasariya Museum |
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Decorated vase from Ur (3000 - 2400 BCE). |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Nasariya |
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Nasariya Museum |
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Tall vase from al-Uqair (3000 - 2400 BCE). |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Nasariya |
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Nasariya Museum |
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Decorated pot from Warka (3000 - 2400 BCE). |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Nasariya |
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Nasariya Museum |
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Metal axe heads from Warka (3000 - 2400 BCE). |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Nasariya |
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Nasariya Museum |
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Woman praying (3000 - 2400 BCE). |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Nasariya |
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Nasariya Museum |
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The museum has a large collection of seals from many periods and locations. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Nasariya |
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Nasariya Museum |
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The seals contain scenes of hunting, religious motifs, animals and plants. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Nasariya |
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Nasariya Museum |
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The seals originate from various places including Ur. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Nasariya |
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Nasariya Museum |
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Seal with human figures. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Nasariya |
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Nasariya Museum |
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Seal with a figure of the god, Adad (1st millenium BCE). |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Nasariya |
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Nasariya Museum |
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Early seal (Ur). |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Nasariya |
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Nasariya Museum |
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Temple door stop made from diorite with cuneiform writing mentioning Sumerian king Sushin (2037 - 2029 BCE). |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Nasariya |
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Nasariya Museum |
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Copper bowl from Ur (2112 - 2004 BCE). |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Nasariya |
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Nasariya Museum |
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Copper figures from Ur. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Nasariya |
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Nasariya Museum |
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Pottery cones used to mark a property or buildings from Talo (2144 - 1924 BCE). |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Nasariya |
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Nasariya Museum |
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Clay tablet with cuneiform writing discussing economic matters from Larsa (2004 - 1594 BCE). |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Nasariya |
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Nasariya Museum |
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Stone weights from Talo (2004 - 1594 BCE). |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Nasariya |
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Nasariya Museum |
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Necklace made from agate and lapiz lazili (2112 - 2004 BCE). |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Nasariya |
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Nasariya Museum |
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Copy of a stele with the Code of Hamurabi from Susa (Iran), c1750 BCE. The original is the Louvre (Paris). |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Nasariya |
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Nasariya Museum |
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The Code of Hamurabi is the world's oldest legal code and influenced the later laws in the Bible ("an eye for an eye"). |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Nasariya |
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Nasariya Museum |
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Copy of a goddess (2nd millenium BCE). The original is in Paris. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Nasariya |
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Nasariya Museum |
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Copy of a teracotta slab showing Gilgamesh and Enkidu filghting Humbaba (the giant of the cedar forest, 2nd millenium BCE). The original is in the Pergammon Museum (Berlin). |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Nasariya |
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Nasariya Museum |
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Copy of a warrior from Larsa (2nd millenium BCE). The original is in Paris. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Nasariya |
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Nasariya Museum |
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The highlight of the museum is the Assyrian reliefs from the period 911 to 612 BCE. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Nasariya |
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Nasariya Museum |
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Archer and shield bearer (Assyrian). |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Nasariya |
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Nasariya Museum |
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Two men working (Assyrian). |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Nasariya |
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Nasariya Museum |
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King with courtiers from a relief panel in a palace in the Assyrian capital, Ashur. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Nasariya |
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Nasariya Museum |
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The King and Queen drinking (Assyrian). |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Nasariya |
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Nasariya Museum |
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Courtiers and a cuneiform inscription (Assyrian). |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Nasariya |
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Nasariya Museum |
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The King after a hunt (Assyrian). |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Nasariya |
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Nasariya Museum |
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The King after a hunt with a dead lion (Assyrian). |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Nasariya |
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Nasariya Museum |
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Hunting dogs and their prey (Assyrian). |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Nasariya |
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Nasariya Museum |
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Bullock cart (Assyrian). |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Nasariya |
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Nasariya Museum |
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A lion shot by an arrow (Assyrian). |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Nasariya |
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Nasariya Museum |
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Sheep (Assyrian). |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Nasariya |
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Nasariya Museum |
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Leopard with arrows (Assyrian). |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Nasariya |
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Nasariya Museum |
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Bullock cart (Assyrian). |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Nasariya |
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Nasariya Museum |
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Hunting scene (Assyrian). |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Nasariya |
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Nasariya Museum |
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Catching a bull (Assyrian). |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Nasariya |
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Nasariya Museum |
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Relief showing four trades (Assyrian). |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Nasariya |
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Nasariya Museum |
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Two horses (Assyrian). |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Nasariya |
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Nasariya Museum |
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Scene by city walls (Assyrian). |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Nasariya |
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Nasariya Museum |
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Grooming a horse (Assyrian). |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Nasariya |
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Nasariya Museum |
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Assyrian pot (911 to 612 BCE). |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Nasariya |
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Nasariya Museum |
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Assyrian spear heads made of metal (911 to 612 BCE). |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Nasariya |
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Nasariya Museum |
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Ladel from Assyria (911 to 612 BCE). |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Nasariya |
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Nasariya Museum |
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Vase from Assyria (911 to 612 BCE). |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Nasariya |
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Nasariya Museum |
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Metal vessel with spout (Assyrian). |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Nasariya |
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Nasariya Museum |
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Axe heads (Assyrian). |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Nasariya |
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Nasariya Museum |
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Ivory carving used to decorate furniture found in the Assyrian city of Nimrod (911 - 612 BCE). |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Nasariya |
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Nasariya Museum |
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Ivory carving of a suckling buffalo (Nimrod, 911 - 612 BCE). |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Nasariya |
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Nasariya Museum |
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Ivory carving of a bull (Nimrod, 911 - 612 BCE). |
2022 |
| Iraq |
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Nasariya |
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Nasariya Museum |
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Ivory carving used as a furniture decoration (Nimrod, 911 - 612 BCE). |
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