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title: Sumerian Woman from Khafajah
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9691/sumerian-woman-from-khafajah/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Sumerian Woman from Khafajah

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

## Image File

[![Sumerian Woman from Khafajah](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9691.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9691.jpg)

## Image Caption

Limestone statue of a [Sumerian](https://www.worldhistory.org/Sumerians/) female in a gesture of prayer. The head is lost but the color of a glue, which was used to join the head to the upper chest, is clear. The head was probably removed after some time, for some reason or another. She wears the classical Sumerian flounced garment with a bare right shoulder. There is a rounded dowel hole at the lower surface of the torso. Kh. IV 246, IM46221, SM180. From Khafajah (also Khafaje; ancient Tutub), Dyala Governorate, Iraq; Iraq; excavated by the Oriental Institute (Chicago), 4th season, 1933/1934 CE. [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). Sumerian Woman from Khafajah. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9691/sumerian-woman-from-khafajah/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Sumerian Woman from Khafajah." *World History Encyclopedia*, December 09, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9691/sumerian-woman-from-khafajah/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Sumerian Woman from Khafajah." *World History Encyclopedia*, 09 Dec 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9691/sumerian-woman-from-khafajah/>.

## License & Copyright

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