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Apkallu Baghdad Museum
The terms apkallu has multiple uses, but usually refers to some form of wisdom; translations of the term generally equate to English...
Ryan Moorhen
Aug 3, 20181 min read
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Zincirli (Sam'al) - Hittite Excavations
Zincirli (Sam'al) Sam'al was the capital of a Neo-Hittite/Aramaen kingdom of the region from about 10th century to 7th century BCE. It...
Ryan Moorhen
Jul 31, 20182 min read
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Hittite Apkallu Birdman with Winged Disc
The creatures above are the apkallu and are considered as antediluvian demigods, semi-divine beings attending the Tree of Life. One of...
Ryan Moorhen
Jul 31, 201823 min read
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Stone Carved Weight from Assyria
In the New York City Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Assyrian Collection there is an intricately carved stone purse about a foot in width....
Ryan Moorhen
Jul 30, 20181 min read
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A Kassite / Mitanni Kudurru Boundary Stone
Kassite kudurrus signify many Indus Script hieroglyphs/hypertexts as sacred memories from the Script tradition. This hypothesis is...
Ryan Moorhen
Jul 30, 20185 min read
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Apkallu Wannabe of the Ancient World ?
Furniture plaque carved in relief with 'APKALLU' warrior holding lotuses Period:Neo-AssyrianDate:ca. 8th century...
Ryan Moorhen
Jul 30, 20182 min read
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Assyrian Apkallu Armlet - The Secret Ritual
A close-up view of the right arm of a human-headed and winged protective spirit, Apkallu (or Sage). There is an armlet which embraces the...
Ryan Moorhen
Jul 30, 20181 min read
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Pine Cone Held by an Apkallu but Why?
Alabaster bas-relief detail depicting an Apkallu holding a pine cone. Neo-Assyrian Period, 865-860 BCE. Detail of Panel 4, Room G, the...
Ryan Moorhen
Jul 30, 20181 min read
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Apkallu Mace Mystery Solved
Alabaster bas-relief detail showing the mace of an Apkallu. Neo-Assyrian Period, 865-860 BCE. Detail of Panel 26, Room B (Throne Room),...
Ryan Moorhen
Jul 30, 20181 min read
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Suppiluliuma I - King of the Hittite Empire
Suppiluliuma I (1344-1322 BCE) is considered the most powerful and impressive king of the HittiteEmpire. He was the son of Tudhaliya II...
Ryan Moorhen
Jul 30, 20186 min read
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Winged Apkallu from Nimrud Humanoid Being
This is an alabaster bas-relief depicting a standing human-headed and winged sage or genie; this is Apkallu, a protective spirit. He...
Ryan Moorhen
Jul 29, 20181 min read
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Protective spirit or Apkallu
This gypsum wall relief depicts an eagle-headed and winged man; this is a protective spirit or Apkallu. He holds a bucket and a cone, and...
Ryan Moorhen
Jul 29, 20181 min read
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Decoding the Apkallu
“During the course of the years studying and teaching the Primeval History as recorded in the literary texts of ancient Mesopotamia, this...
Ryan Moorhen
Jul 29, 20186 min read
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Byblos
Byblos was the ancient Phoenician port city of Gebal (called Byblos by the Greeks) on the coast of the Mediterranean sea in what is,...
Ryan Moorhen
Jul 29, 20184 min read
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The Phoenicians - Master Mariners
Driven by their desire for trade and the acquisition of such commodities as silver from Spain, gold from Africa, and tin from the Scilly...
Ryan Moorhen
Jul 29, 20187 min read
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Darius I
Darius I (c. 550-486 BCE), also known as Darius the Great, was the third Persian King of the Achaemenid Empire. His reign lasted 36...
Ryan Moorhen
Jul 29, 20188 min read
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Persian Luristan bronzes
The Louvre acquired a modest series of Luristan Bronzes that were representative in principle but still difficult to classify. In order...
Ryan Moorhen
Jul 28, 20181 min read
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Statue of Gudea
Statue of Gudea Period:Neo-SumerianDate:ca. 2090 B.C.Geography:Mesopotamia, probably from Girsu (modern Tello)Culture:Neo-SumerianMedium:...
Ryan Moorhen
Jul 27, 20182 min read
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Mesopotamian Inscribed Stand Head
Cuneiform inscriptions on a head of a clay stand. Early Dynastic Period, 2800-2300 BCE. From Southern Mesopotamia, modern-day Iraq. (The...
Ryan Moorhen
Jul 27, 20181 min read
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