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title: Ivory Panel with an Egyptian Religious Scene from Nimrud
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10896/ivory-panel-with-an-egyptian-religious-scene-from/
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# Ivory Panel with an Egyptian Religious Scene from Nimrud

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

## Image File

[![Ivory Panel with an Egyptian Religious Scene from Nimrud](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10896.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10896.jpg)

## Image Caption

Ivory panel with an [Egyptian](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Egyptian/) religious scene. On a sacred barge with papyrus prows, a crowned sun disc (with two cobras) rides and appears to arise from the horizon. It is flanked by two Ba birds. On the disc, there is the so-called triple (*hmhm*) atef crown, flanked by uraei set on a pair of ram's horns. The *wedjat* eye, looking to the left, is at the center of the disc. The Ba birds are human-headed, have human arms, and wear the double crown of [Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/egypt/) and the nemes head cloth. The overall design is reminiscent of a very complex 'theological' jewelry, such as that from the [tomb](https://www.worldhistory.org/tomb/) of [Tutankhamun](https://www.worldhistory.org/Tutankhamun/).

Excavated by the British School of [Archaeology](https://www.worldhistory.org/Archaeology/) in Iraq from Room SW37 at Fort Shalmaneser, [Nimrud](https://www.worldhistory.org/Kalhu/), Iraq. [Neo-Assyrian Empire](https://www.worldhistory.org/Neo-Assyrian_Empire/), 9th to 7th century BCE.

Iraq Museum, Baghdad.

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## Bibliography

- [J. E. Curtis. *New Light on Nimrud.* British Institute for the Study of Iraq, 2008.](https://www.worldhistory.org/books/0903472244/)

## 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, June 08). Ivory Panel with an Egyptian Religious Scene from Nimrud. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10896/ivory-panel-with-an-egyptian-religious-scene-from/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Ivory Panel with an Egyptian Religious Scene from Nimrud." *World History Encyclopedia*, June 08, 2019. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10896/ivory-panel-with-an-egyptian-religious-scene-from/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Ivory Panel with an Egyptian Religious Scene from Nimrud." *World History Encyclopedia*, 08 Jun 2019, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10896/ivory-panel-with-an-egyptian-religious-scene-from/>.

## License & Copyright

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