Door-Sill from Nineveh

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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published on 31 August 2017
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This gypsum door-sill was carved as a carpet; there are rosette and lotus flower designs. Neo-Assyrian Period, reign of Ashurbanipal II, 645-635 BCE. From room I, door b or d, the North Palace at Nineveh, Northern Mesopotamia, modern-day Iraq. (The British Museum, London)

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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. (2017, August 31). Door-Sill from Nineveh. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6963/door-sill-from-nineveh/

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Door-Sill from Nineveh." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified August 31, 2017. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6963/door-sill-from-nineveh/.

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Door-Sill from Nineveh." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 31 Aug 2017. Web. 26 Jul 2024.

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