Ningishzida

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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published on 26 February 2015
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Old-Babylonian fired clay plaque depicting Ningishzida, the Mesopotamian deity of vegetation and the underworld, flanked by 2 small human figures. Found during the 2nd excavation season of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago at the Scribal Quarter of Nippur, Southern Mesopotamia, modern-day Iraq, dating to 2003-1595 BCE.

Sulaymaniyah Museum, 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. (2015, February 26). Ningishzida. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3647/ningishzida/

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Ningishzida." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified February 26, 2015. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3647/ningishzida/.

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Ningishzida." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 26 Feb 2015. Web. 21 Feb 2025.

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