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In this partially survived terracotta plaque, the god Adad stands on the back of a bull. Adad was the God of weather, hurricanes, storms, thunder, and rain. From Mesopotamia, modern-day Iraq. Old-Babylonian period, 2000-1500 BCE. The Sulaimaniya Museum, Iraq.
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Amin, O. S. M. (2015, February 26). God Adad. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3646/god-adad/
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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "God Adad." World History Encyclopedia, February 26, 2015. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3646/god-adad/.
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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "God Adad." World History Encyclopedia, 26 Feb 2015, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3646/god-adad/.
