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title: Reliefs from Kapara's Palace at Tell Halaf
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7222/reliefs-from-kaparas-palace-at-tell-halaf/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Reliefs from Kapara's Palace at Tell Halaf

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

## Image File

[![Reliefs from Kapara's Palace at Tell Halaf](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7222.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7222.jpg)

## Image Caption

Some of these [wall](https://www.worldhistory.org/wall/) reliefs were inscribed; the inscriptions read "[Palace](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/palace/) of Kapara, son of Hadianu". The base of the south wall of Kapara's palace was lined with a series of 187 reliefs carved in black basalt alternating with red ochre-tinted limestone. 10th century BCE. From Tell Halaf, modern-day Al-Hasakah Governorate, [Syria](https://www.worldhistory.org/syria/). (The 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, September 12). Reliefs from Kapara's Palace at Tell Halaf. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7222/reliefs-from-kaparas-palace-at-tell-halaf/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Reliefs from Kapara's Palace at Tell Halaf." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 12, 2017. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7222/reliefs-from-kaparas-palace-at-tell-halaf/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Reliefs from Kapara's Palace at Tell Halaf." *World History Encyclopedia*, 12 Sep 2017, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7222/reliefs-from-kaparas-palace-at-tell-halaf/>.

## License & Copyright

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