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title: Sumerians Milking Scene from Tell al-'Ubaid
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10768/sumerians-milking-scene-from-tell-al-ubaid/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Sumerians Milking Scene from Tell al-'Ubaid

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

## Image File

[![Sumerians Milking Scene from Tell al-'Ubaid](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10768.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10768.jpg)

## Image Caption

This scene is part of a long one depicting [Sumerians](https://www.worldhistory.org/Sumerians/) milking cows and preparing dairy products. The scene once decorated a frieze on the facade of the [Temple](https://www.worldhistory.org/temple/) of [Ninhursag](https://www.worldhistory.org/Ninhursag/) at Tell al-'Ubaid, in modern-day Dhi Qar Governorate, Iraq. [Early Dynastic](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Early_Dynastic/) period, 2800-2600 BCE. On display at the Iraq 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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## External Links

- [The Ubaid Period (5500–4000 B.C.) | Essay | The Metropolitan Museum of Art | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History](https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/ubai/hd_ubai.htm)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2019, May 25). Sumerians Milking Scene from Tell al-'Ubaid. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10768/sumerians-milking-scene-from-tell-al-ubaid/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Sumerians Milking Scene from Tell al-'Ubaid." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 25, 2019. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10768/sumerians-milking-scene-from-tell-al-ubaid/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Sumerians Milking Scene from Tell al-'Ubaid." *World History Encyclopedia*, 25 May 2019, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10768/sumerians-milking-scene-from-tell-al-ubaid/>.

## License & Copyright

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