Mesopotamian Boxers & Musicians Plaque

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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published on 26 February 2018
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Two boxers are fighting while two musicians are playing the drum and are beating clappers together. Old Babylonian Period, 2000-1600 BCE. From Larsa, Southern Mesopotamia, 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, O. S. M. (2018, February 26). Mesopotamian Boxers & Musicians Plaque. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8097/mesopotamian-boxers--musicians-plaque/

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Mesopotamian Boxers & Musicians Plaque." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified February 26, 2018. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8097/mesopotamian-boxers--musicians-plaque/.

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Mesopotamian Boxers & Musicians Plaque." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 26 Feb 2018. Web. 21 Nov 2024.

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