Alabaster Jar of Sargon II

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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published on 21 August 2017
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The cuneiform inscription on this alabaster vessel mentions that it belongs to king Sargon II. Neo-Assyrian Period, reign of Sargon II, 721-705 BCE. From the North-West Palace at Nimrud, 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 21). Alabaster Jar of Sargon II. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7003/alabaster-jar-of-sargon-ii/

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Alabaster Jar of Sargon II." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified August 21, 2017. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7003/alabaster-jar-of-sargon-ii/.

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Alabaster Jar of Sargon II." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 21 Aug 2017. Web. 31 Mar 2023.

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