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title: Kilted Woman from Khafajah
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9690/kilted-woman-from-khafajah/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Kilted Woman from Khafajah

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

## Image File

[![Kilted Woman from Khafajah](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9690.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9690.jpg)

## Image Caption

Limestone statue of a [Sumerian](https://www.worldhistory.org/Sumerians/) female. The head/neck, both arms and forearms, and the feet are lost. Only the clasped hands (in a gesture of prayer), in front of the lower chest, have survived. The upper half of the body is naked; the breasts are small but prominent. The figure wears the Sumerian kilt, wrapped around the waist. Donated by an unidentified person to the Iraqi Museum in Baghdad; unknown date. IM47182, SM182; the statue was not marked with the Khafajah's "Kh" excavation number of the Oriental Institute. From Khafajah (also Khafaje; ancient Tutub), Dyala Governorate, Iraq. [Early Dynastic](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Early_Dynastic/) Period, 2900-2350 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 09). Kilted Woman from Khafajah. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9690/kilted-woman-from-khafajah/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Kilted Woman from Khafajah." *World History Encyclopedia*, December 09, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9690/kilted-woman-from-khafajah/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Kilted Woman from Khafajah." *World History Encyclopedia*, 09 Dec 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9690/kilted-woman-from-khafajah/>.

## License & Copyright

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