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Country : Iraq

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Photos marked as were added from 1 January 2023.


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Iraq
Nasariya
Nasariya Museum
 Cuneiform writing on a cylinder mentioning the king, Shalmanesser (858 - 824 BCE) from Nimrod.
2022
Iraq
Nasariya
Nasariya Museum
 Cuneiform writing on a cylinder mentioning the Babylonian king, Nabopolassar (626 - 605 BCE) who began the Neo-Babylonian Empire.
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Iraq
Nasariya
Nasariya Museum
 Metal bracelet from Eridu (Babylonia, 627 - 539 BCE).
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Iraq
Nasariya
Nasariya Museum
 Metal hairpins from Nefer (627 - 539 BCE).
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Iraq
Nasariya
Nasariya Museum
 Flask from Ur from the Neo-Babylonian era (627 - 539 BCE).
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Iraq
Nasariya
Nasariya Museum
 Carved figures from Ur (627 - 539 BCE).
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Iraq
Nasariya
Nasariya Museum
 Carved figure from Ur (627 - 539 BCE).
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Iraq
Nasariya
Nasariya Museum
 Carved figure of a deity from Ur (Babylonian era, 627 - 539 BCE).
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Iraq
Nasariya
Nasariya Museum
 Female torso from Ur (627 - 539 BCE).
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Iraq
Nasariya
Nasariya Museum
 Female figure praying from Ur (627 - 539 BCE).
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Iraq
Nasariya
Nasariya Museum
 Female figure from Ur (627 - 539 BCE).
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Iraq
Nasariya
Nasariya Museum
 Erotic female figure from Ur (627 - 539 BCE).
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Iraq
Nasariya
Nasariya Museum
 Carved figure of a bearded man from Ur (627 - 539 BCE).
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Iraq
Nasariya
Nasariya Museum
 Two figures from the Neo-Babylonian era (627 - 539 BCE).
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Iraq
Nasariya
Nasariya Museum
 Animal doll from Talo (627 - 539 BCE).
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Iraq
Nasariya
Nasariya Museum
 Animal doll from Ur (627 - 539 BCE).
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Iraq
Nasariya
Nasariya Museum
 Children's toys from the Neo-Babylonian era.
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Iraq
Nasariya
Nasariya Museum
 Animal dolls from Ur (627 - 539 BCE).
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Iraq
Nasariya
Nasariya Museum
 Brick from Ur with the name of Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar (605 - 562 BCE).
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Iraq
Nasariya
Nasariya Museum
 Model of the zigurat at Babylon which was the origin of the Tower of Babel story.
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Iraq
Nasariya
Nasariya Museum
 "Babylon" is a painting by Herbert Anger (1927) showing the original Ishtar Gate of Babylon.
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Iraq
Nasariya
Nasariya Museum
 Figure from Hatra, a city built by Greeks during the Hellenic Period (312 - 63 BCE).
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Iraq
Nasariya
Nasariya Museum
 Soldier with a battle standard from Hatra.
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Iraq
Nasariya
Nasariya Museum
 Detail of a battle standard from Hatra with the Babylonian symbol for the Sun.
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Iraq
Nasariya
Nasariya Museum
 Statues from Hatra show Greek influence.
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Iraq
Nasariya
Nasariya Museum
 Statues from Hatra show Greek influence.
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Iraq
Nasariya
Nasariya Museum
 Head from Hatra.
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Iraq
Nasariya
Nasariya Museum
 Winged lions (Hatra).
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Iraq
Nasariya
Nasariya Museum
 A Queen from Hatra.
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Iraq
Nasariya
Nasariya Museum
 Eagle (Hatra).
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Iraq
Nasariya
Nasariya Museum
 Man from Hatra.
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Iraq
Nasariya
Nasariya Museum
 Detail of a bearded head (Hatra).
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Iraq
Nasariya
Nasariya Museum
 Two guards from Hatra dating from the Persian era (241 - 50 BCE).
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Iraq
Nasariya
Nasariya Museum
 Bird deity from Hatra.
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Iraq
Nasariya
Nasariya Museum
 Figure playing a flute from the early Islamic Period (7th century).
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Iraq
Nasariya
Nasariya Museum
 Woman with a jug and a plate (early Islamic era).
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Iraq
Nasariya
Nasariya Museum
 Pot from the early Islamic period.
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Iraq
Nasariya
Nasariya Museum
 Clay dish with birds drinking water (Islamic era).
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Iraq
Nasariya
Nasariya Museum
 Green glazed pottery room with people and animals from the Late Islamic Era (c1300s).
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Iraq
Nasariya
Nasariya Museum
 Glass vessel from the Safavid era (Persian, 16th century).
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Iraq
Nasariya
Nasariya Museum
 Byzantine style lamps from the Islamic era.
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Iraq
Nasariya
Nasariya Museum
 Metal incense burner (Persian, 16th century).
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Iraq
Nasariya
Nasariya Museum
 Stone carved with Arabic script (Persian, 16th century).
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Iraq
Nasariya
Nasariya Museum
 Coffee pot (Persian, 16th century).
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Iraq
Nasariya
Nasariya Museum
 The curator of the museum.
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Iraq
Nasariya
Nasariya Museum
 Painting of modern and ancient Iraq, part of a small collection of modern art in the museum.
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Iraq
Nasariya
Nasariya Museum
 Painting of a Sumerian head that was returned to the National Museum of Baghdad after being looted.
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Iraq
Nasariya
Nasariya Museum
 Painting of an Islamic inscription.
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Iraq
Nasariya
Nasariya Museum
 Painting of a cow and a woman.
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Iraq
Nasariya
Nasariya Museum
 Painting of tribute bearers.
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Iraq
Nasariya
Nasariya Museum
 The golden lyre.
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Iraq
Nasariya
Nasariya Museum
 Painting featuring two women.
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Iraq
Nasariya
Nasariya Museum
 Painting of a slab on a beach with cuneiform writing.
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Iraq
Nasariya
Nasariya Museum
 Painting of the Mesopotamian Marahes.
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Iraq
Nasariya
Nasariya Museum
 Erotic painting.
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Iraq
Nasariya
Nasariya Museum
 Painting of soldiers.
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Iraq
Nasariya
Nasariya Museum
 Painting of Ur by the Euphrates.
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Iraq
Nasariya
Nasariya Museum
 Painting of the ziggurat at Ur.
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Iraq
Ur
 Ur is a 6000 year old Sumerian city famous for its ziggurat.
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Iraq
Ur
 The city dates from 3800 BCE and was the largest city in the world between 2030 and 1980 BCE.
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Iraq
Ur
 Ur was where writing and the wheel were invented, wheat was domesticated and number systems involving 60s, 24s and 7s were developed.
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Iraq
Ur
 The unexcavated city occupies an area of 1200m by 800m.
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Iraq
Ur
 The city was originally on the coast (now 200km away) and by the Euphrates (which now flows through Nasariya 12km away.
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Iraq
Ur
 The tomb complex where many artefacts were found including several harps and lyres.
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Iraq
Ur
 In 2022 the tombs were still being excavated.
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Iraq
Ur
 The city traded with Iran, Afghanistan, India, Anatolia, the Levant and the Gulf.
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Iraq
Ur
Ziggurat
 The ziggurat.
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Iraq
Ur
Ziggurat
 The main staircase (93 steps) led to a second and third level on which there was a temple.
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Iraq
Ur
Ziggurat
 On either side of the main staircase are two staircases rising to the first level (11m). This is the northern staircase.
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Iraq
Ur
Ziggurat
 The four corners are aligned with the cardinal points.
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Iraq
Ur
Ziggurat
 The entire structure was originally 26m high.
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Iraq
Ur
Ziggurat
 The ziggurat was begun by Sumerian king Ue-Nammu (2113 - 2095 BCE) and completed by his son, Ur-Shugli (2095 - 2047 BCE).
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Iraq
Ur
Ziggurat
 The ziggurat is made of brick over an earthen mound held together with bitumen and reeds.
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Iraq
Ur
Ziggurat
 Detail of the brickwork.
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Iraq
Ur
Ziggurat
 One of the corners.
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Iraq
Ur
Ziggurat
 Detail of the bricks.
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Iraq
Ur
Ziggurat
 The base is 64m by 45m. The first level is 11m high.
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Iraq
Ur
Ziggurat
 The upper part was reconstructed by the last king of Babylon (6th century BCE).
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Iraq
Ur
Ziggurat
 The southern staircase leads to the first level where it joins the main staircase.
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Iraq
Ur
Ziggurat
 The southern staircase.
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Iraq
Ur
Ziggurat
 The structure was a temple dedicated to the Sumerian Moon god, Nannar.
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Iraq
Ur
Ziggurat
 The main staircase was reconstructed in the 1980s.
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Iraq
Ur
Ziggurat
 Originally the temple had three levels with the temple at the top.
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Iraq
Ur
Ziggurat
 The reconstructed upper part.
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Iraq
Ur
Ziggurat
 The top is built over an earthen mound.
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Iraq
Ur
Ziggurat
 Original bitumen.
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Iraq
Ur
Ziggurat
 Family visiting.
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Iraq
Ur
Ziggurat
 View from the top.
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Iraq
Ur
Ziggurat
 View of Nasariya.
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Iraq
Ur
Ziggurat
 Brick making area next to the site administration buildings.
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Iraq
Ur
Ziggurat
 Female visitor.
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Iraq
Ur
 Unrestored building in the desert.
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Iraq
Ur
 The city was originally on the coast by the Euphrates but is now mostly desert.
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Iraq
Ur
Temple of Nannar
 The Temple of Nannar is dedicated to the Moon.
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Iraq
Ur
Temple of Nannar
 The temple was a two room antichamber of the ziggurat.
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Iraq
Ur
Temple of Nannar
 Fragments of writing, the art of which originated in Ur and nearby Uruk.
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Iraq
Ur
 Bits of pottery lying on the ground.
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Iraq
Ur
 Reuters photograper.
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Iraq
Ur
Royal Palace
 The E-Kur-Sag building is considered to be the royal palace.
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Iraq
Ur
Royal Palace
 Bitumen holding the structure together.
2022

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