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Limestone stela of the Egyptian nomarch Sobeki. From Abydos, modern-day Egypt. Middle Kingdom, 12th Dynasty, circa 1900 BCE. (State Museum of Egyptian Art, Munich, Germany).
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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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