Sumerian Plaque from Khafajah

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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This bituminous stone plaque was found in fragments. It was excavated by the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago in the early 1930s; the different fragments were collected during the 1st and 3rd seasons. It depicts processions of four-legged and horned animals (in sunken reliefs) in three horizontal registers. There is a rounded hole at the middle for wall fixation. Early Dynastic period, 2600-2370 BCE. From the Temple Oval at Khafajah (ancient Tutub), Iraq. On display at the Iraq Museum in Baghdad, Republic of Iraq.

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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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Amin, O. S. M. (2019, May 25). Sumerian Plaque from Khafajah. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10777/sumerian-plaque-from-khafajah/

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