Relief of an Eagle from Hatra

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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published on 04 June 2019
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The eagle was the symbol of the Hatrene army and reflects victory. There are Aramaic inscriptions below the eagle and behind his wings about certain laws in the city of Hatra. From Hatra, Ninawa Governorate, Iraq. Parthian period, 1st to 3rd century CE. On display at the Iraq Museum in Baghdad, Republic of Iraq.

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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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Amin, O. S. M. (2019, June 04). Relief of an Eagle from Hatra. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10850/relief-of-an-eagle-from-hatra/

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Relief of an Eagle from Hatra." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified June 04, 2019. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10850/relief-of-an-eagle-from-hatra/.

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Relief of an Eagle from Hatra." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 04 Jun 2019, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10850/relief-of-an-eagle-from-hatra/. Web. 21 May 2025.

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