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Necklaces from the Old Babylonian period
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Necklaces from the Old Babylonian period

These 3 necklaces were founds inside graves. From Mesopotamia, modern-day Iraq. Old-Babylonian period, 2000-1500 BCE. The Sulaimaniya Museum, Iraq.
Necklace from the Old Babylonian Period
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Necklace from the Old Babylonian Period

This necklace was found inside a grave that dates back to the old Babylonian period, 2000-1500 BCE, Mesopotamia, Iraq. (The Sulaimaniya Museum, Iraq).
Bronze Figurine with Babylonian Cuneiform Inscription from Western Iran
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Bronze Figurine with Babylonian Cuneiform Inscription from Western Iran

Bronze figurine with Babylonian cuneiform inscription found in Luristan Province, c. 1000-900 BCE (Iron Age II), National Museum of Iran, Tehran, inv. no. 1408. Photo by Neda Tehrani (Baloot Noghrei) The cultural influence of Mesopotamia...
Mahabharata: the Ancient Indian Epic
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Mahabharata: the Ancient Indian Epic

The Mahabharata is an Ancient Indian Epic and is the longest epic poem in the world. It was believed to have been composed as early as the 4th c. BCE or even earlier by the sage Vyasa (who is also a character in the story). As a whole, the...
Epic of Gilgamesh Tablet from Hattusa
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Epic of Gilgamesh Tablet from Hattusa

The cuneiform inscription on this clay tablet (VAT 12890) narrates part of the Epic of Gilgamesh (written c. 2150 - 1400 BCE). The obverse of this tablet relates the second dream of Gilgamesh on the journey to the Forest of Cedar, and part...
Tablet V of the Epic of Gilgamesh
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Tablet V of the Epic of Gilgamesh

This is the reverse side of the newly discovered tablet V of the Epic of Gilgamesh. Old-Babylonian Period, 2003-1595 BCE. From Southern Mesopotamia, modern-day Iraq. Currently housed in the Sulaymaniyah Museum, Iraqi Kurdistan.
The Babylonian Map of the World with Irving Finkel | Curator's Corner S9 Ep5
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The Babylonian Map of the World with Irving Finkel | Curator's Corner S9 Ep5

Fancy getting your hands on your very own Map of the World tablet replica? You can buy one here: https://www.britishmuseumshoponline.org/babylonian-map-of-the-world-tablet-replica.html?utm_source=yt&utm_medium=youtube&utm_campaign=map_world...
The Babylonian Chronicle and the Fall of Nineveh
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The Babylonian Chronicle and the Fall of Nineveh

This clay tablet is one of a series that chronicles important events between 747-282 BCE. Here, the text narrates the events between 615-609 BCE, and includes an account of the destruction of the Assyrian capital, Nineveh. This is a copy...
Cyrus the Great
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Cyrus the Great

Cyrus II (d. 530 BCE), also known as Cyrus the Great, was the fourth king of Anshan and the first king of the Achaemenid Empire. Cyrus led several military campaigns against the most powerful kingdoms of the time, including Media, Lydia...
Babylonian Map of the World
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Babylonian Map of the World

Babylonian, about 700-500 BCE Probably from Sippar, southern Iraq A unique ancient map of the Mesopotamian world This tablet contains both a cuneiform inscription and a unique map of the Mesopotamian world. Babylon is shown in the...
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