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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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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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APA Style
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/
Chicago Style
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/.
MLA Style
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "The Ziggurat at Kish." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 03 Oct 2018. Web. 27 Jul 2024.
