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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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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. (2015, February 26). God Adad. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3646/god-adad/
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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "God Adad." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified February 26, 2015. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3646/god-adad/.
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