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title: A door socket from Dur-Karikalzu
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2762/a-door-socket-from-dur-karikalzu/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# A door socket from Dur-Karikalzu

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

## Image File

[![A door socket from Dur-Karikalzu](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/2762.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/2762.jpg)

## Image Caption

The [cuneiform](https://www.worldhistory.org/cuneiform/) inscriptions on this door socket mention the name of the [Kassite](https://www.worldhistory.org/kassite/) king Kurikalzu. Kassite era, 1595-1157 BCE. From Dur-Kurikalzu (modern Agarguf, southwest of Baghdad). (The Sulaimaniya Museum, Iraq). (A door socket is the stone that the door revolves on to open and close. The part of the door where the hinges are now was a log, the end of which turned in this stone.)

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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. (2014, July 20). A door socket from Dur-Karikalzu. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2762/a-door-socket-from-dur-karikalzu/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "A door socket from Dur-Karikalzu." *World History Encyclopedia*, July 20, 2014. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2762/a-door-socket-from-dur-karikalzu/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "A door socket from Dur-Karikalzu." *World History Encyclopedia*, 20 Jul 2014, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2762/a-door-socket-from-dur-karikalzu/>.

## License & Copyright

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