Ancient Near East

Esarhaddon

From K. C. Hanson's Photo Gallery of Mesopotamia. Esarhaddon; Assyrian Emperor; (ruled 681""669 BC); stele; Pergamon Museum, Berlin...

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Ancient Turkey Site Map

Oriental Institute, University of Chicago. This first installment of the Oriental Institute Map Series presents seven Site Maps covering the ancient Near East (Egypt, Sudan, The Levant, Syria, Turkey, Iraq, and Iran), locating primary archaeological sites, modern cities, and river courses set against a plain background. They enlarge to 300 dpi....

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Esarhaddon and Vassals

From K. C. Hanson's Photo Gallery of Mesopotamia. Esarhaddon; Assyrian Emperor; (ruled 681""669 BC); with Tirhaka (Ethiopian King of Egypt); and Ba'alu (King of Tyre); dolerite stele; 3.22 meters high; Pergamon Museum, Berlin...

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Assyrian Warrior King

Assyrian Cavalry (bas relief)7th century BC...

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A Scene from the Gilgamesh Epic

From K. C. Hanson's Photo Gallery of Mesopotamia. A scene from the Gilgamesh Epic Tablet 11: The Flood Narrative ? century BC. Gilgamesh (cylinder seal impression)....

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Dr. K. C. Hanson's Photo Galleries

Map of the Ancient Near East from Dr. K. C. Hanson's home page. © 1995 Fortress Press...

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Assyrian Officers

From K. C. Hanson's Photo Gallery of Mesopotamia. Assyrian Officers; 8th century BC; bas relief; Pergamon Museum, Berlin....

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Map of Near Eastern Sites

Oriental Institute, University of Chicago. Oriental Institute expeditions have worked in virtually every region of the Near East, excavating the remains of these ancient cultures and studying and recording their monuments. The scattering of red dots (each representing a site where the Institute has worked) on the map attests to the broad range of t...

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Sumerian metrological numeration systems

Sumerian metrological numeration systems are among the earliest known numerical systems in history. The Sumerians, who lived in Mesopotamia around 4000 to 1800 BC, developed a sophisticated system for counting and recording quantities. One of the most intriguing aspects of the Sumerian metrological numeration system is its use of a sexagesimal (ba...

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Ancient Economies II

Ancient Economies II deals with more speculative matters such as the economic content in ancient mythology. Morris Silver Economics Department City College of New York...

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