Humbaba the Ogre

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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Clay head of an ogre, most probably Humbaba of the Cedar Forest. From Mesopotamia, modern-day Iraq. Old Babylonian period, 2003-1595 BCE. The 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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