Figure of the Hittite God Teshub

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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The storm-god Teshub wears a tall headdress and stands on the back of a bull. From modern-day Turkey. Bronze figurine. Hittite period, 1600-1200 BCE. (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, November 24). Figure of the Hittite God Teshub. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9562/figure-of-the-hittite-god-teshub/

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Figure of the Hittite God Teshub." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified November 24, 2018. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9562/figure-of-the-hittite-god-teshub/.

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Figure of the Hittite God Teshub." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 24 Nov 2018. Web. 19 Feb 2025.

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