National Museum of Iraq
Coordinates: 33°19′42″N 44°23′07″E / 33.3283°N 44.3854°E
The Iraq Museum, lately known as the National Museum of Iraq (Arabic: المتحف العراقي), is a history museum in Baghdad, Iraq. It shows the history of the civilizations of Mesopotamia, Assyria and Babylon. The museum was started on June 14, 1926 by the British mandate in the Middle East.[1]
National Museum Of Iraq Media
Exhibit during renovations in 2007
The Iraq Museum in Baghdad was looted in 2003 but has since reopened. A statue of Nabu, the 8th century BC Assyrian god of wisdom, stands before the building.
The statue of Entemena, back in the museum
- Warka vase (background retouched).jpg
The Warka Vase, back in the museum
- Cylinder seal, white marble. Two goats, two shrines, and stars. Jemdet Nasr period, 3100-2900 BCE, from Tell Agrab, Iraq. Sulaymaniyah Museum, Iraq.jpg
Cylinder seal from Tell Agrab, Iraq, on display at the Sulaymaniyah Museum, Iraq since 1961. The Lost Treasures from Iraq designates it as "feard to be stolen".
- Limestone head of a Sumerian male worshipper from Tell Asmar (ancient Eshnunna), Iraq. Early Dynastic Period, c. 2400 BCE. Sulaymaniyah Museum, Iraq.jpg
Head of a Sumerian male worshipper from Tell Asmar (Eshnunna), Iraq, on display at the Sulaymaniyah Museum, Iraq since 1961. The Lost Treasures from Iraq designates it as "status unknown".
- Headless statue of a Sumerian man, from Khafajah, Early Dynastic Period, 2900-2350 BCE. The Sulaymaniyah Museum.jpg
Headless statue of a Sumerian male worshipper, from Khafajah, Iraq, on display at the Sulaymaniyah Museum, Iraq since 1961. The Lost Treasures from Iraq does not mention any status.
Male Statuette from Khafajah, Iraq. On display at the Iraq Museum. The Lost Treasures from Iraq designates it as "status unknown".
- Model of a chariot drawn by four horses abreast. Quadriga consists of a chariot and a charioteer with four onagers. From Tell Agrab, Iraq. Early Dynastic period, 2600-2370 BCE. Iraq Museum.jpg
Quadriga from Tell Agrab, Iraq. On display at the Iraq Museum. The Lost Treasures from Iraq designates it as "status unknown".
- Warka Mask, Iraq Museum.jpg
The mask of Warka, from Warka (ancient Uruk), Iraq. Jemdet Nasr period, 3000-2900 BCE. The Iraq Museum, Baghdad. IM45434.
References
Other websites
- The Virtual Museum of Iraq Archived 2009-06-11 at the Wayback Machine
- Lost Treasures from Iraq Archived 2004-03-20 at the Wayback Machine Illustrated site by University of Chicago
- The 2003- Iraq War & Archaeology Archived 2016-03-28 at the Wayback Machine
- Bogdanos, Matthew. The Casualties of War: The Truth about the Iraq Museum American Journal of Archaeology, 109, 3 (July 2005)
- University of Chicago
- Rothfield, Lawrence. The Rape of Mesopotamia: Behind the Looting of the Iraq Museum, excerpt
