Statue of a Monkey from Kar Tukulti-Ninurta

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This black stone statue was found inside one of the palaces at Kar Tukulti-Ninurta (modern-day Tilul Al-Aqar, Salah Aldin Governorate, Iraq). Monkeys were imported to Mesopotamia from Africa or India; they are not native to Mesopotamia. Several Assyrian kings had the hobby of collecting exotic animals (either tribute or booty). Reign of the Assyrian king Tukulti-Ninurta, 1243-1207 BCE. (The British Museum, London).

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Amin, O. S. M. (2014, October 13). Statue of a Monkey from Kar Tukulti-Ninurta. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3122/statue-of-a-monkey-from-kar-tukulti-ninurta/

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Statue of a Monkey from Kar Tukulti-Ninurta." World History Encyclopedia, October 13, 2014. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3122/statue-of-a-monkey-from-kar-tukulti-ninurta/.

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Statue of a Monkey from Kar Tukulti-Ninurta." World History Encyclopedia, 13 Oct 2014, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3122/statue-of-a-monkey-from-kar-tukulti-ninurta/.

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