An Auroch from the processional street at Babylon

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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This auroch was made of glazed terracotta bricks and once decorated part of the processional street at Babylon. From Babylon, Mesopotamia, Iraq. Reign of King Nebuchadnezzar II, 604-562 BCE. (Istanbul Archeological Museums/Ancient Orient Museum, Istanbul, Turkey).

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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. (2014, July 16). An Auroch from the processional street at Babylon. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2782/an-auroch-from-the-processional-street-at-babylon/

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "An Auroch from the processional street at Babylon." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 16 Jul 2014. Web. 23 Oct 2024.

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