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