Ziggurat and Temple of God Nabu, Borsippa (Illustration)

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by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
published on 12 April 2014

Ziggurat and Temple of God Nabu, Borsippa — The temple to Nabu at Borsippa was destroyed in 484 BCE during the suppression of a revolt against the Achaemenid king Xerxes. Modern "Biris Namrud," Babil governorate, 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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