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title: A Cult Relief from Ashur
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2975/a-cult-relief-from-ashur/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# A Cult Relief from Ashur

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

## Image File

[![A Cult Relief from Ashur](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/2975.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/2975.jpg)

## Image Caption

This was part of a [wall](https://www.worldhistory.org/wall/) relief and was found inside a well within the courtyard of the [temple](https://www.worldhistory.org/temple/) of [Assur](https://www.worldhistory.org/assur/) at the [city](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/) of [Ashur](https://www.worldhistory.org/ashur/), the capital city of the Assyrians. The central part of the relief depicts a male deity. Two smaller water deities stand on either side of him. He holds two long branches, and two goats (standing on their hind legs) appear to eat from these branches. Probably this bearded deity represents the [god](https://www.worldhistory.org/God/) Assur, while the goddesses protect the plant and animal world in this city. Gypsum, from Ashur, northern [Mesopotamia](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mesopotamia/), Iraq. First half of the second millennium BCE. (The [Pergamon](https://www.worldhistory.org/pergamon/) Museum, Berlin).

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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, August 28). A Cult Relief from Ashur. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2975/a-cult-relief-from-ashur/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "A Cult Relief from Ashur." *World History Encyclopedia*, August 28, 2014. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2975/a-cult-relief-from-ashur/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "A Cult Relief from Ashur." *World History Encyclopedia*, 28 Aug 2014, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2975/a-cult-relief-from-ashur/>.

## License & Copyright

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