Apkallu, Panel of Door C, Nimrud

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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Alabaster bas-relief detail showing the head of an Apkalllu, a protective spirit. Neo-Assyrian Period, 865-860 BCE. Detail of Panel at Door C (number 2), Room S, the North-West Palace at Nimrud, modern-day Iraq. (The British Museum, London)

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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, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Apkallu, Panel of Door C, Nimrud." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 15 Sep 2017. Web. 03 Mar 2025.

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