National Museum of Iraq

the entrance to National Museum of Iraq

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 in 1926 by the British mandate in the Middle East.

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  Exhibit during renovations in 2007

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  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.

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  The statue of Entemena, back in the museum

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  The Warka Vase, back in the museum

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  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".

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  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".

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  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.

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  Male Statuette from Khafajah, Iraq. On display at the Iraq Museum. The Lost Treasures from Iraq designates it as "status unknown".

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  Quadriga from Tell Agrab, Iraq. On display at the Iraq Museum. The Lost Treasures from Iraq designates it as "status unknown".

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  The mask of Warka, from Warka (ancient Uruk), Iraq. Jemdet Nasr period, 3000-2900 BCE. The Iraq Museum, Baghdad. IM45434.

Other websites

• The Virtual Museum of Iraq
• 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