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An important part of the collection is devoted to ancient Hebrew script, with a wide range of items with inscriptions in Paleo-Hebrew. These include inscribed jars, ostraca, seals, papyri, and burial inscriptions. [Mesopotamia] [Places]...
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The Assyrian came down like the wolf on the fold,
And his cohorts were gleaming in purple and gold.
(Byron, "The Destruction of Sennacherib," 1815) [Mesopotamia] [Places]...
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Around 1200 BC, some new people invaded West Asia from the north. These people were called the Persians and the Medes. Both of them were Indo-European people, distantly related to the Hittites, the Greeks and the Romans. Like the Scythians, the Medes and the Persians were nomadic people. They travelled around Siberia with their horses and their cat...
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These short movie clips are part of a larger 3-D animated fly-through of the Palace of Ashurnasirpal. [Mesopotamia] [Places]...
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PEACE OF JERUSALEM | JEWISH UNIVERSE | HOLY CITY | CULTURE | KING DAVID'S CAPITAL | CAPITAL OF ISRAEL [Mesopotamia] [Places]...
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