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title: Ahura Mazda, The Rock-Cut Tombs of Qizqapan
author: Sulaymaniyah Museum
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8004/ahura-mazda-the-rock-cut-tombs-of-qizqapan/
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updated: 1970-01-01
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# Ahura Mazda, The Rock-Cut Tombs of Qizqapan

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## Image File

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## Image Caption

Two close-up images of “Ahura Mazda” at the façade of the rock-cut tombs of Ashkawt-i Qizqapan (Kurdish: The Cave of the Ravisher or the Cave of the Raped/Abducted Girl). The upper image dates to June 14, 1999, while the lower one was shot on October 29, 2002, just before the restoration/conservation work, which was carried out by the Directorate General of Antiquities of Sulaymaniyah. 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. Photos courtesy Hashim Hama Abdullah, director of the Sulaymaniyah Museum.

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## Cite This Work

### APA
Museum, S. (2018, January 23). Ahura Mazda, The Rock-Cut Tombs of Qizqapan. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8004/ahura-mazda-the-rock-cut-tombs-of-qizqapan/>
### Chicago
Museum, Sulaymaniyah. "Ahura Mazda, The Rock-Cut Tombs of Qizqapan." *World History Encyclopedia*, January 23, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8004/ahura-mazda-the-rock-cut-tombs-of-qizqapan/>.
### MLA
Museum, Sulaymaniyah. "Ahura Mazda, The Rock-Cut Tombs of Qizqapan." *World History Encyclopedia*, 23 Jan 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8004/ahura-mazda-the-rock-cut-tombs-of-qizqapan/>.

## License & Copyright

Original image by **Sulaymaniyah Museum**. Submitted by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/ "User Page: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin"), published on 23 January 2018. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Copyright](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright). You cannot use, copy, distribute, or modify this item without explicit permission from the author. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.