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title: Assyrian Apkallu Holding a Deer
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6984/assyrian-apkallu-holding-a-deer/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Assyrian Apkallu Holding a Deer

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

## Image File

[![Assyrian Apkallu Holding a Deer](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6984.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6984.jpg)

## Image Caption

A human-headed and winged Apkallu, holding a deer in his right arm. The left hand carries a palm branch. The animal is a Persian fallow deer (of the species Dama Mesopotamica). This deer still lives in Northern and North-Eastern parts of Iraqi Kurdistan (in the area between Iraq, Iran, and [Turkey](https://www.worldhistory.org/Asia_Minor/), where the heartland of the Assyrian [Empire](https://www.worldhistory.org/empire/) is very close). The Apkallu wears a kilt and a fringed rope containing many tassels. He is bare-footed. Neo-Assyrian Period, reign of [Ashurnasirpal II](https://www.worldhistory.org/Ashurnasirpal_II/), 865-860 BCE. Panel 30 (right half), Room B of the North-West [Palace](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/palace/) at [Nimrud](https://www.worldhistory.org/Kalhu/) ([Kalhu](https://www.worldhistory.org/Kalhu/)), [Mesopotamia](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mesopotamia/), modern-day Iraq. This room’s door leads to the Royal Throne Room. (British Museum, London)

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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. (2017, August 22). Assyrian Apkallu Holding a Deer. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6984/assyrian-apkallu-holding-a-deer/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Assyrian Apkallu Holding a Deer." *World History Encyclopedia*, August 22, 2017. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6984/assyrian-apkallu-holding-a-deer/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Assyrian Apkallu Holding a Deer." *World History Encyclopedia*, 22 Aug 2017, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6984/assyrian-apkallu-holding-a-deer/>.

## License & Copyright

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