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title: Burial Chamber, Rock-Cut Tombs of Qizqapan
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7997/burial-chamber-rock-cut-tombs-of-qizqapan/
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updated: 1970-01-01
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# Burial Chamber, Rock-Cut Tombs of Qizqapan

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

## Image File

[![Burial Chamber, Rock-Cut Tombs of Qizqapan](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7997.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7997.jpg)

## Image Caption

This is the left [burial](https://www.worldhistory.org/burial/) chamber at the rock-cut tombs of Ashkawt-i Qizqapan (Kurdish: The Cave of the Ravisher or the Cave of the Raped/Abducted Girl). This rectangular coffin was carved into the rocky floor, which was hollowed out. Probably the coffin was covered by a stone lid at the upper rim. The length of the coffin is short for an outstretched adult body; therefore, this type of coffin appears to be an “astodana”. The central burial chamber leads to this right-sided chamber through a square doorway. 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). Burial Chamber, Rock-Cut Tombs of Qizqapan. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7997/burial-chamber-rock-cut-tombs-of-qizqapan/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Burial Chamber, Rock-Cut Tombs of Qizqapan." *World History Encyclopedia*, January 23, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7997/burial-chamber-rock-cut-tombs-of-qizqapan/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Burial Chamber, Rock-Cut Tombs of Qizqapan." *World History Encyclopedia*, 23 Jan 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7997/burial-chamber-rock-cut-tombs-of-qizqapan/>.

## License & Copyright

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