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title: Assyrian Ceremonial Bucket (Banduddu)
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4075/assyrian-ceremonial-bucket-banduddu/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Assyrian Ceremonial Bucket (Banduddu)

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

## Image File

[![Assyrian Ceremonial Bucket (Banduddu)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4075.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4075.jpg)

## Image Caption

This is a close-up image of an Assyrian bucket (banduddu) held by a protective spirit (Apkallu). During certain ceremonies, this bucket was filled with a fluid and the Apkallu dips a pine cone (mullilu) into it; the Apkallu then sprinkles the Assyrian king and his courtiers to purify them. The "standard inscription" of [Ashurnasirpal II](https://www.worldhistory.org/Ashurnasirpal_II/) runs horizontally across the upper part of the relief. From the north-west [palace](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/palace/) of the Assyrian king Ashurnasirpal II at [Nimrud](https://www.worldhistory.org/Kalhu/) (ancient [Kalhu](https://www.worldhistory.org/Kalhu/); Biblical [Calah](https://www.worldhistory.org/Kalhu/)). From [Mesopotamia](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mesopotamia/), modern-day Iraq. Neo-Assyrian period, 875-860 BCE. The Sulaymaniyah Museum, Iraq.

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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. (2015, September 13). Assyrian Ceremonial Bucket (Banduddu). *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4075/assyrian-ceremonial-bucket-banduddu/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Assyrian Ceremonial Bucket (Banduddu)." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 13, 2015. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4075/assyrian-ceremonial-bucket-banduddu/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Assyrian Ceremonial Bucket (Banduddu)." *World History Encyclopedia*, 13 Sep 2015, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4075/assyrian-ceremonial-bucket-banduddu/>.

## License & Copyright

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