Bird-headed Apkallu for Home Protection

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In order to protect the household, these protective figures (apkallu or sage) would be buried beneath the floor in groups of seven. From Nimrud, Northern Mesopotamia, Iraq. Neo-Assyrian Period, 900-612 BCE. (The British Museum, London)

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Amin, O. S. M. (2016, April 18). Bird-headed Apkallu for Home Protection. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4927/bird-headed-apkallu-for-home-protection/

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Bird-headed Apkallu for Home Protection." World History Encyclopedia, April 18, 2016. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4927/bird-headed-apkallu-for-home-protection/.

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Bird-headed Apkallu for Home Protection." World History Encyclopedia, 18 Apr 2016, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4927/bird-headed-apkallu-for-home-protection/.

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