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title: Head of Tributary Bearers from Urartu
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10384/head-of-tributary-bearers-from-urartu/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Head of Tributary Bearers from Urartu

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Head of Tributary Bearers from Urartu](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10384.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10384.jpg)

## Image Caption

This alabaster bas-relief is part of a long tributary scene, where the Assyrian king, [Sargon II](https://www.worldhistory.org/Sargon_II/) (not shown here), stands majestically, waiting to receive the tribute from [Urartu](https://www.worldhistory.org/Urartu_Civilization/) (modern-day [Armenia](https://www.worldhistory.org/armenia/)). The man on the right is in front of a line of tribute bearers who had come from Urartu to pay respect and tribute to [Sargon](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/sargon/) II. His arms (with clenched fists) are raised in a gesture of subjugation or homage. The beardless Assyrian male figure on the left, with the pageboy's hairstyle, is the intermediary between the king and the tribute bearers, as in all Assyrian tributary scenes. He brings up the line and indicates towards the tribute bearers to come forward. From the Royal [Palace](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/palace/) of Sargon II at Khorsabad, in modern-day [Nineveh](https://www.worldhistory.org/nineveh/) Governorate, Iraq. Circa 710 BCE. On display at Room X of the Iraqi Museum in Baghdad, Republic of Iraq.

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2019, April 08). Head of Tributary Bearers from Urartu. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10384/head-of-tributary-bearers-from-urartu/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Head of Tributary Bearers from Urartu." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 08, 2019. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10384/head-of-tributary-bearers-from-urartu/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Head of Tributary Bearers from Urartu." *World History Encyclopedia*, 08 Apr 2019, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10384/head-of-tributary-bearers-from-urartu/>.

## License & Copyright

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