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title: Main Carving, Rock-Cut Tombs of Qizqapan
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7983/main-carving-rock-cut-tombs-of-qizqapan/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Main Carving, Rock-Cut Tombs of Qizqapan

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

## Image File

[![Main Carving, Rock-Cut Tombs of Qizqapan](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7983.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7983.jpg)

## Image Caption

This is the main scene, carved between the engaged Iranian ionic-style columns and above the entrance into the main chamber of the rock-cut tombs of Ashkawt-i Qizqapan (Kurdish: The Cave of the Ravisher or the Cave of the Raped/Abducted Girl). Two standing men face each other, holding a combined double-convex bow in their left hands while raising their right hand in a gesture of reverence or salutation. In between them, there is a stepped altar. A semi-circle sits on the altar; this may represent a fire. Median-[Achaemenid](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Achaemenid/) Period, 600-330 BCE. Near Zarzi village and the Palaeolithic cave of Zarzi, Chemi Rezan Valley, Sulaymaniyah Governorate, Iraqi Kurdistan.

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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. (2018, January 23). Main Carving, Rock-Cut Tombs of Qizqapan. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7983/main-carving-rock-cut-tombs-of-qizqapan/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Main Carving, Rock-Cut Tombs of Qizqapan." *World History Encyclopedia*, January 23, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7983/main-carving-rock-cut-tombs-of-qizqapan/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Main Carving, Rock-Cut Tombs of Qizqapan." *World History Encyclopedia*, 23 Jan 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7983/main-carving-rock-cut-tombs-of-qizqapan/>.

## License & Copyright

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