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title: Head of a Sumerian Male from Tell Asmar
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9686/head-of-a-sumerian-male-from-tell-asmar/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Head of a Sumerian Male from Tell Asmar

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

## Image File

[![Head of a Sumerian Male from Tell Asmar](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9686.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9686.jpg)

## Image Caption

Limestone head of a statue of a [Sumerian](https://www.worldhistory.org/Sumerians/) male; the rest of the body is lost. The eye sockets are empty but might well have been filled in with a white shell or a precious stone set in bitumen. Front view. From the Single-Shrine at the [Temple](https://www.worldhistory.org/temple/) of [Abu](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Abu/), Tell Asmar (ancient Eshnunna), Dyala Governorate, Iraq; excavated by the Oriental Institute (Chicago), 1933/1934 CE. [Early Dynastic](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Early_Dynastic/) III, c. 2400 BCE. (The Sulaymaniyah Museum, Iraqi Kurdistan).

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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, December 10). Head of a Sumerian Male from Tell Asmar. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9686/head-of-a-sumerian-male-from-tell-asmar/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Head of a Sumerian Male from Tell Asmar." *World History Encyclopedia*, December 10, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9686/head-of-a-sumerian-male-from-tell-asmar/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Head of a Sumerian Male from Tell Asmar." *World History Encyclopedia*, 10 Dec 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9686/head-of-a-sumerian-male-from-tell-asmar/>.

## License & Copyright

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