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title: Male Baboon from Abydos
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11169/male-baboon-from-abydos/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Male Baboon from Abydos

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

## Image File

[![Male Baboon from Abydos](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11169.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11169.jpg)

## Image Caption

This calcite-alabaster almost life-size statue depicts a male baboon squatting on a base. The front part of the base was inscribed with hieroglyphic signs but they no longer discernible. However, a partially surviving Serekh sign mentions the name of Mar\[-mer\]. A Serekh is similar to a later cartouche; it contains a royal name. [Early Dynastic](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Early_Dynastic/) Period of [Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/egypt/), 1st Dynasty, c. 3000 BCE. Probably from Abydos, Egypt. It is on display at the Neues Museum in Berlin, Germany.

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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, September 07). Male Baboon from Abydos. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11169/male-baboon-from-abydos/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Male Baboon from Abydos." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 07, 2019. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11169/male-baboon-from-abydos/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Male Baboon from Abydos." *World History Encyclopedia*, 07 Sep 2019, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11169/male-baboon-from-abydos/>.

## License & Copyright

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