The Ziggurat at Kish

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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published on 03 October 2018
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Ruins of the ziggurat at the ancient Sumerian city of Kish, probably built by the neo-Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar II, in the 6th century BCE.

Tell al-Uhaymir, Babil Governorate, Iraq.

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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, October 03). The Ziggurat at Kish. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9262/the-ziggurat-at-kish/

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "The Ziggurat at Kish." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified October 03, 2018. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9262/the-ziggurat-at-kish/.

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