Female Worshiper from Khafajah at the Iraq Museum

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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Statue of a Sumerian female worshiper from the Temple of Sin at Khafajah (ancient Tutub), Iraq. Early Dynastic period, c. 2600 BCE. Excavated by the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago in 1930s, 4th season. 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). Female Worshiper from Khafajah at the Iraq Museum. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10789/female-worshiper-from-khafajah-at-the-iraq-museum/

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Female Worshiper from Khafajah at the Iraq Museum." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified May 25, 2019. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10789/female-worshiper-from-khafajah-at-the-iraq-museum/.

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Female Worshiper from Khafajah at the Iraq Museum." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 25 May 2019. Web. 21 Feb 2025.

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