Advice to a Mesopotamian Prince

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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published on 31 August 2017
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The cuneiform inscription on this clay tablet claims various exemptions for the cities of Babylon, Nippur, and Sippar and warns rulers against disregarding them. This is a copy which was made about 700-650 BCE of an earlier composition. From the library of Ashurbanipal at Nineveh (Kouyunjik), Mesopotamia, modern-day Iraq. Presented by the Daily Telegraph. (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). Advice to a Mesopotamian Prince. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6969/advice-to-a-mesopotamian-prince/

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Advice to a Mesopotamian Prince." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified August 31, 2017. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6969/advice-to-a-mesopotamian-prince/.

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Advice to a Mesopotamian Prince." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 31 Aug 2017. Web. 25 Mar 2023.

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