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title: An Altar from Dur-Sharrukin
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2796/an-altar-from-dur-sharrukin/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# An Altar from Dur-Sharrukin

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

## Image File

[![An Altar from Dur-Sharrukin](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/2796.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/2796.jpg)

## Image Caption

This limestone altar was dedicated to the [temple](https://www.worldhistory.org/temple/) of the [god](https://www.worldhistory.org/God/) Sibitti by the Assyrian King [Sargon II](https://www.worldhistory.org/Sargon_II/). From [Dur-Sharrukin](https://www.worldhistory.org/Dur-Sharrukin/) (modern Khorsabad, Ninawa Governorate, Iraq), [Mesopotamia](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mesopotamia/). Neo-Assyrian era, 721-705 BCE. (Istanbul Archeological Museums/Ancient Orient Museum, Istanbul, [Turkey](https://www.worldhistory.org/Asia_Minor/)).

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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 15). An Altar from Dur-Sharrukin. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2796/an-altar-from-dur-sharrukin/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "An Altar from Dur-Sharrukin." *World History Encyclopedia*, July 15, 2014. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2796/an-altar-from-dur-sharrukin/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "An Altar from Dur-Sharrukin." *World History Encyclopedia*, 15 Jul 2014, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2796/an-altar-from-dur-sharrukin/>.

## License & Copyright

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