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title: Apkallu from Khorsabad
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10385/apkallu-from-khorsabad/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Apkallu from Khorsabad

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

## Image File

[![Apkallu from Khorsabad](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10385.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10385.jpg)

## Image Caption

This alabaster bas-relief is probably part of a long religious ritual scene. The beaded male figure on the left has two pairs of wings and holds a pine cone in his right hand while the left hand holds a bucket. He wears a horned helmet. Behind him, a bearded Assyrian man, wearing a diadem and holding a branch of flowers, stands. Both wear long fringed robes, bracelets, armlets, sandals, and earrings. From the Royal [Palace](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/palace/) of [Sargon II](https://www.worldhistory.org/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). Apkallu from Khorsabad. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10385/apkallu-from-khorsabad/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Apkallu from Khorsabad." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 08, 2019. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10385/apkallu-from-khorsabad/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Apkallu from Khorsabad." *World History Encyclopedia*, 08 Apr 2019, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10385/apkallu-from-khorsabad/>.

## License & Copyright

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