Amun and Mut

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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published on 03 September 2018
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Figures of the Egyptian god Amun (wearing the plumed headdress) and his consort, the goddess Mut (wearing the royal vulture headdress and the double crown of Upper and Lower Egypt. Each holds a scepter and an ankh. The figures were vandalized by several strikes of a sharp object. Detail of a stele. Ptolemaic Period, 332-30 BCE. From Egypt. (Ancient Orient Museum, Istanbul, Turkey).

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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, September 03). Amun and Mut. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9150/amun-and-mut/

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Amun and Mut." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified September 03, 2018. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9150/amun-and-mut/.

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Amun and Mut." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 03 Sep 2018. Web. 21 Dec 2024.

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