Egyptian Model of a Soul House

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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published on 22 March 2018
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This is a model of a "soul house". The building has four arched doorways. Redware. Middle Kingdom, 12th Dynasty, 1985-1795 BCE. From Egypt, precise provenance of excavation is unknown. (The British Museum, London).

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About the Author

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. (2018, March 22). Egyptian Model of a Soul House. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8368/egyptian-model-of-a-soul-house/

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Egyptian Model of a Soul House." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified March 22, 2018. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8368/egyptian-model-of-a-soul-house/.

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Egyptian Model of a Soul House." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 22 Mar 2018. Web. 26 Mar 2023.

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