Bronze Wall-Nail from Urartu

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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published on 29 November 2018
Bronze Wall-Nail from Urartu

Known as siqqatu (in Akkadian), such nails are found in temples and palaces throughout the Middle East in this period. They were embedded in the walls of rooms and may have been used for wall-hangings. From Toprakkale, Eastern Anatolia, in modern-day Turkey. Urartian, late 8th century BCE. (The British Museum, London).

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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. (2018, November 29). Bronze Wall-Nail from Urartu. Ancient History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/image/9549/

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Amin, Osama S. M. "Bronze Wall-Nail from Urartu." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Last modified November 29, 2018. https://www.ancient.eu/image/9549/.

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Amin, Osama S. M. "Bronze Wall-Nail from Urartu." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 29 Nov 2018. Web. 17 Aug 2019.

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