Detail of Aramaic Inscription, Hatra (Illustration)

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by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
published on 05 June 2019

Detail of Aramaic Inscription, Hatra — This limestone slab was inscribed with an Aramaic inscription. The name of the city of "Hatra" as the center of the region "Araba" appears. From the 11th temple at From Hatra, Ninawa Governorate, Iraq. Parthian period, 1st to 3rd century CE. On display at the Iraq Museum in Baghdad, Republic of Iraq.

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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. (2019, June 05). Detail of Aramaic Inscription, Hatra. Ancient History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/image/10847/

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