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The Iraq Museum (Arabic: المتحف العراقي) is the national museum of Iraq, located in Baghdad. It is sometimes informally called the National Museum of Iraq. The Iraq Museum contains precious relics from the Mesopotamian, Abbasid, and Persian civilizations. [1] It was looted during and after the 2003 Invasion of Iraq.
Iraq, a country located in West Asia, largely coincides with the ancient region of Mesopotamia, often referred to as the cradle of civilization.The history of Mesopotamia extends back to the Lower Paleolithic period, with significant developments continuing through the establishment of the Caliphate in the late 7th century AD, after which the region became known as Iraq.
In 2011 the BISI sold one-third of its collection of Nimrud Ivories, discovered between 1949 and 1963 in excavations led by Sir Max Mallowan, to the British Museum for £1.17 million. [3] Another third was donated to the British Museum in recognition of the storage of the collection by the museum over the previous 24 years.
Votive wall plaque from Khafajah showing a wine drinking scene, Iraq, 2600–2370 BC. Iraq Museum. The history of Khafajah is known in somewhat more detail for a period of several decades as a result of the discovery of 112 clay tablets (one now lost) in a temple of Sin. The recovered portion of the temple archive dates from roughly 1820 BC to ...
English: Sumerian Statues of worshippers (males and females) from Tell Asmar (ancient Eshnunna; the Square Tempe)) and Khafajah (ancient Tutub; from the Sin Temple) of Diyala region, Mesopotamia, Iraq. Early Dynastic period, c. 2800-2400 BCE. The Iraq Museum in Baghdad. NB: The largest statuette is from Nippur.
The Uruk Trough is an important Sumerian sculpture found at the site of Uruk, Iraq.It has been part of the British Museum's collection since 1928. [1] [2] Along with the Uruk Vase, the trough is considered to be one of the earliest surviving works of narrative relief sculpture from the Middle East, dating to 3300–3000 BC, during the Uruk period.
Tell es-Sawwan is an important Samarran period archaeological site in Saladin Province, Iraq.It is located 110 kilometres (68 mi) north of Baghdad, and south of Samarra.It lies on a 12 meter high cliff overlooking the Tigris River.
The Arab conquest of Mesopotamia was carried out by the Rashidun Caliphate from 633 to 638 AD. The Arab Muslim forces of Caliph Umar first attacked Sasanian territory in 633, when Khalid ibn al-Walid invaded Mesopotamia (then known as the Sasanian province of Asōristān; roughly corresponding to modern-day Iraq), which was the political and economic centre of the Sasanian state. [1]