Tribute-Bearer from Syria or Turkey

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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published on 24 August 2017
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This is one of a long procession of tribute bearers seen arriving from modern-day Syria or Turkey, on the western fringes of the Assyrian Empire. Neo-Assyrian Period, reign of Sargon II, 710-705 BCE. From Room X of the Royal Palace at Khorsabad (Dur-Sharrukin), Northern Mesopotamia, modern-day Iraq. (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 24). Tribute-Bearer from Syria or Turkey. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6997/tribute-bearer-from-syria-or-turkey/

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Tribute-Bearer from Syria or Turkey." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified August 24, 2017. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6997/tribute-bearer-from-syria-or-turkey/.

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Tribute-Bearer from Syria or Turkey." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 24 Aug 2017. Web. 27 Jul 2024.

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