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...
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Ryan Moorhen
- Jul 31, 2018
- 2 min
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...
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Ryan Moorhen
- Jul 31, 2018
- 23 min
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...
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Ryan Moorhen
- Jul 30, 2018
- 1 min
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....
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Ryan Moorhen
- Jul 30, 2018
- 5 min
A Kassite / Mitanni Kudurru Boundary Stone
Kassite kudurrus signify many Indus Script hieroglyphs/hypertexts as sacred memories from the Script tradition. This hypothesis is...
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Ryan Moorhen
- Jul 30, 2018
- 2 min
Apkallu Wannabe of the Ancient World ?
Furniture plaque carved in relief with 'APKALLU' warrior holding lotuses Period:Neo-AssyrianDate:ca. 8th century...
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Ryan Moorhen
- Jul 30, 2018
- 1 min
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...
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Ryan Moorhen
- Jul 30, 2018
- 1 min
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...
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Ryan Moorhen
- Jul 30, 2018
- 1 min
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),...
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Ryan Moorhen
- Jul 30, 2018
- 6 min
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...
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Ryan Moorhen
- Jul 29, 2018
- 1 min
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...
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Ryan Moorhen
- Jul 29, 2018
- 1 min
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...
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Ryan Moorhen
- Jul 29, 2018
- 6 min
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...
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Ryan Moorhen
- Jul 29, 2018
- 4 min
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,...
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Ryan Moorhen
- Jul 29, 2018
- 7 min
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...
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Ryan Moorhen
- Jul 29, 2018
- 8 min
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...
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Ryan Moorhen
- Jul 28, 2018
- 1 min
Persian Luristan bronzes
The Louvre acquired a modest series of Luristan Bronzes that were representative in principle but still difficult to classify. In order...
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Ryan Moorhen
- Jul 27, 2018
- 2 min
Statue of Gudea
Statue of Gudea Period:Neo-SumerianDate:ca. 2090 B.C.Geography:Mesopotamia, probably from Girsu (modern Tello)Culture:Neo-SumerianMedium:...
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Ryan Moorhen
- Jul 27, 2018
- 1 min
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...
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