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The cuneiform inscriptions on this basalt statue mention that this is the god Kidudu, the guardian of the walls of Ashur city. It was erected by King Shalmaneser III. Neo-Assyrian era, 835 BCE. From Ashur, Mesopotamia, Iraq. (The British Museum, London).
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Amin, O. S. M. (2014, June 22). Statue of the god Kidudu. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2707/statue-of-the-god-kidudu/
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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Statue of the god Kidudu." World History Encyclopedia, June 22, 2014. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2707/statue-of-the-god-kidudu/.
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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Statue of the god Kidudu." World History Encyclopedia, 22 Jun 2014, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2707/statue-of-the-god-kidudu/.
