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title: Statue of a Governor of Tura-Dagan
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9156/statue-of-a-governor-of-tura-dagan/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Statue of a Governor of Tura-Dagan

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

## Image File

[![Statue of a Governor of Tura-Dagan](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9156.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9156.jpg)

## Image Caption

Diorite statue of a standing male, who was a governor of Tura-Dagan ([Mari](https://www.worldhistory.org/mari/), modern-day Tell Harriri, [Syria](https://www.worldhistory.org/syria/)), Old Babylonian Period, 1894-1594 BCE. The statue was brought from Mari to [Babylon](https://www.worldhistory.org/babylon/) as [war](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/) booty during the Neo-Babylonian Period. From the [palace](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/palace/) museum of [Nebuchadnezzar II](https://www.worldhistory.org/Nebuchadnezzar_II/) at Babylon, in modern-day Iraq. (Ancient Orient Museum, Istanbul, [Turkey](https://www.worldhistory.org/Asia_Minor/)).

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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, September 03). Statue of a Governor of Tura-Dagan. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9156/statue-of-a-governor-of-tura-dagan/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Statue of a Governor of Tura-Dagan." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 03, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9156/statue-of-a-governor-of-tura-dagan/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Statue of a Governor of Tura-Dagan." *World History Encyclopedia*, 03 Sep 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9156/statue-of-a-governor-of-tura-dagan/>.

## License & Copyright

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