Iraq Collection (#4)

Civilization of Mesopotamia: Royal Palace of Assyria in Nineveh (sometimes Nineveh)
NWI4855831 Civilization of Mesopotamia: Royal Palace of Assyria in Nineveh (sometimes Nineveh) on the edge of the Tiger before its destruction in 612 BC (today in Iraq)

Harun al-Rashid, the fifth Abbasid Caliph, copperplate engraving from Strahlheim, 1840s (engraving)
UTD4919670 Harun al-Rashid, the fifth Abbasid Caliph, copperplate engraving from Strahlheim, 1840s (engraving); (add.info)

Traditional costumes from the Middle East: Man from Syria (left), woman from Damascus and Arab from Baghdad
NWI4878125 Traditional costumes from the Middle East: Man from Syria (left), woman from Damascus and Arab from Baghdad (Iraq or Iraq)

Map of ancient Babylon and the kingdoms of Lydia and Medea (Asia Minor), around 550 BC
NWI4859781 Map of ancient Babylon and the kingdoms of Lydia and Medea (Asia Minor), around 550 BC. There are: Arab countries, Armenia, Mesopotamia, Babylon, Thraces, Europe, the Mediterranean Sea

Fragment of a relief of the throne room of the Palace of Assurbanipal or Ashurbanipal
JEB4907914 Fragment of a relief of the throne room of the Palace of Assurbanipal or Ashurbanipal, King of Assyria (Mesopotamia) (669 BC-627 BC) - Near East

King Nebuchadnezzar II (around 630-562 BC) meeting a gardener, Babylon, Mesopotamia
NWI4912688 King Nebuchadnezzar II (around 630-562 BC) meeting a gardener, Babylon, Mesopotamia. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info)

Portrait of Nebuchadnezzar II (604-562 BC), Chaldean king of Babylon (Iraq). Lithograph from 19th century illustration
NWI4912701 Portrait of Nebuchadnezzar II (604-562 BC), Chaldean king of Babylon (Iraq). Lithograph from 19th century illustration.; (add.info.: Portrait of Nebuchadnezzar II (604-562 BC)

The Anglo-Turkish conflict over Mosul (Iraq), 1925 (print)
XEE4148876 The Anglo-Turkish conflict over Mosul (Iraq), 1925 (print) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Anglo-Turkish conflict over Mosul (Iraq)

Stone monument recording the sale of an estate
3330402 Stone monument recording the sale of an estate; (add.info.: Stone monument recording the sale of an estate with a goddess depicted helping with negotiations)

Stone monument recording the sale of an estate
3330376 Stone monument recording the sale of an estate; (add.info.: Stone monument recording the sale of an estate with a goddess depicted helping with negotiations)

Bronze axe head from Mesopotamia
3329423 Bronze axe head from Mesopotamia; (add.info.: Bronze axe head from Mesopotamia, which borders modern day Iraq and Iran. Dated 16th Century BC.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Pipeline to carry oil from Mosul; Iraq to Syria
3118441 Pipeline to carry oil from Mosul; Iraq to Syria; (add.info.: Pipeline to carry oil from Mosul; Iraq to Syria. Constructed in 1926.); Universal History Archive/UIG

A Phoenician Ship
1578396 A Phoenician Ship; (add.info.: A Phoenician Ship, about 700 B.C. From a bas-relief at Nineveh.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Gilgamesh supporting a solar disc, relief, 9th century BC
AIS5388773 Gilgamesh supporting a solar disc, relief, 9th century BC.; National Museum, Aleppo, Syria; (add.info.: Assyrian art: representation of Gilgamesh supporting a winged solar disc. Detail)

Stele of victory of Naram-Sin, stone relief, 2230 BC
AIS5345397 Stele of victory of Naram-Sin, stone relief, 2230 BC; Louvre, Paris, France; (add.info.: Akkadian art. Stele of victory of Naram-Sin)

Mar Behnam Monastery, Iraq, detail of decoration, 12th century (stone)
AIS5338573 Mar Behnam Monastery, Iraq, detail of decoration, 12th century (stone); Mosul, Iraq; (add.info.: Chretian art: Convent of Saint Behnam (12th century), Iraq

Map showing the relation of the Median and second Babylonian (Chaldaean) Empires, 1936
7125140 Map showing the relation of the Median and second Babylonian (Chaldaean) Empires, 1936; (add.info.: Map showing the relation of the Median and second Babylonian (Chaldaean) Empires

Artist's impression of an Assyrian palace. From Cassell's Universal History, published 1888 (b/w engraving)
6867217 Artist's impression of an Assyrian palace. From Cassell's Universal History, published 1888 (b/w engraving); (add.info.: Artist's impression of an Assyrian palace)

An Assyrian cavalry
5307972 An Assyrian cavalry.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting an Assyrian cavalry pursuing their enemies. From a bas relief found at Nimrud. Dated 16th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Statue of a female in worshipping pose, Khafajah, Mesopotamia, c.2650-2550 BC (gypsum)
3288571 Statue of a female in worshipping pose, Khafajah, Mesopotamia, c.2650-2550 BC (gypsum); Photo © Zev Radovan

Baghdad along the Tiger River, Iraq, Mesopotamia. 19th century coloring engraving
NWI4877580 Baghdad along the Tiger River, Iraq, Mesopotamia. 19th century coloring engraving.; (add.info.: Baghdad along the Tiger River, Iraq, Mesopotamia)

Old Jew of Babylon, engraving 19th century, drawing by Emile. Bayard
JAB5037166 Old Jew of Babylon, engraving 19th century, drawing by Emile. Bayard; (add.info.: Old Jew of Babylon, engraving 19th century, drawing by Emile. Bayard); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis

Bagdad Iraq in late 18th century
3085296 Bagdad Iraq in late 18th century; (add.info.: Bagdad Iraq in late 18th century)

Babylonian warrior with horse back. 19th century coloring engraving after a low relief
NWI4856192 Babylonian warrior with horse back. 19th century coloring engraving after a low relief.; (add.info.: Babylonian warrior with horse back)

Engraving of a bas-relief depicting the Assyrian God Nisroch, the God of Agriculture
UIG5426383 Engraving of a bas-relief depicting the Assyrian God Nisroch, the God of Agriculture. Dated 19th Century ©UIG/Leemage

Engraving of a bas-relief depicting Assyrian warriors in a cart captured from the enemy
UIG5426379 Engraving of a bas-relief depicting Assyrian warriors in a cart captured from the enemy. Dated 19th Century ©UIG/Leemage

Engraving of a bas-relief depicting the Assyrian God Nisroch, the God of Agriculture
UIG5426376 Engraving of a bas-relief depicting the Assyrian God Nisroch, the God of Agriculture. Dated 19th Century ©UIG/Leemage

Engraving of a bas-relief depicting Assyrians manoeuvring a huge statue into place by means of rollers and leverage
UIG5426374 Engraving of a bas-relief depicting Assyrians manoeuvring a huge statue into place by means of rollers and leverage. Dated 19th Century ©UIG/Leemage

Engraving of a bas-relief depicting Assyrians cutting down the date palms in a conquered city
UIG5426367 Engraving of a bas-relief depicting Assyrians cutting down the date palms in a conquered city. Dated 19th Century ©UIG/Leemage

Relief from the palace showing a lion hunted to death. 2nd millennium BC
529026 Relief from the palace showing a lion hunted to death. 2nd millennium BC.; (add.info.: Nineveh ancient city of Assyria, near modern-day Mosul, in the Ninawa Governorate of Iraq)

Babylon taken by Cyrus the Great (engraving)
8673434 Babylon taken by Cyrus the Great (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Babylon taken by Cyrus the Great)

Double-decked horse cars, Baghdad (b/w photo)
8673138 Double-decked horse cars, Baghdad (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Double decked horse cars, Baghdad)

Turkish artillery crossing the Tigris, Baghdad, 1917 (b/w photo)
8673136 Turkish artillery crossing the Tigris, Baghdad, 1917 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Turkish artillery crossing the River Tigris, Baghdad)

Map of the Babylonian, Assyrian and Hittite Empires (litho)
8660960 Map of the Babylonian, Assyrian and Hittite Empires (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Map of the Babylonian, Assyrian and Hittite Empires)

Nehemiah surveys the Walls of Jerusalem, 444 BC (litho)
8661277 Nehemiah surveys the Walls of Jerusalem, 444 BC (litho) by Burton, H. M. (20th Century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nehemiah surveys the Walls of Jerusalem, 444 BC)

Nabonidus sending Instructions to Belshazzar (litho)
8660925 Nabonidus sending Instructions to Belshazzar (litho) by Wright, Henry Charles Seppings (1850-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nabonidus sending Instructions to Belshazzar)

Babylonian lion (colour litho)
8663933 Babylonian lion (colour litho) by Heydel, Paul (1854-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Babylonian lion. Illustration for Der Mensch und die Erde by Hans Kraemer)

Herodotus: Babylonian captives (colour litho)
8652181 Herodotus: Babylonian captives (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Babylonian captives)

Antigonus on the road to Babylon (engraving)
8635128 Antigonus on the road to Babylon (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Antigonus on the road to Babylon. Illustration from Hellas)

Nimrud (or Nimrod, Nemrod), king of Sumer (Iraq), first empire founded after Deluge
NWI4911972 Nimrud (or Nimrod, Nemrod), king of Sumer (Iraq), first empire founded after Deluge, a powerful hunter and founder of Babylon (Mesopotamia)

The tomb of Zubaidah bint Ja'far, also Zobeide or Zobaida, Baghdad, Iraq, seen here in the 19th century
6428103 The tomb of Zubaidah bint Ja'far, also Zobeide or Zobaida, Baghdad, Iraq, seen here in the 19th century, from "Monuments de Tous les Peuples" by Ernest Breton

Plaque depicting an Egyptian man holding a lotus flower, Phoenician art from Nimrud, Mesopotamia
3288402 Plaque depicting an Egyptian man holding a lotus flower, Phoenician art from Nimrud, Mesopotamia, c.9th-8th century BC (ivory); Iraq Museum, Baghdad; Photo © Zev Radovan

Engraving of a bas-relief depicting the evacuation of an Assyrian city. Dated 19th Century ©UIG/Leemage
UIG5426377 Engraving of a bas-relief depicting the evacuation of an Assyrian city. Dated 19th Century ©UIG/Leemage

Map depicting the cradle of western civilization, 6, 000 - 4, 000 BC. (print)
7420091 Map depicting the cradle of western civilization, 6, 000 - 4, 000 BC. (print); (add.info.: Map depicting the cradle of western civilization, 6, 000 - 4, 000 BC)

Brother Ricoldo da Monte di Croce before the Nestorians - RICOLDO DA MONTE DI CROCE (1242-1320)
CUL4864235 Brother Ricoldo da Monte di Croce before the Nestorians - RICOLDO DA MONTE DI CROCE (1242-1320). Italian Dominican friar, great specialist in Islam

Map of Assyria Chaldea and adjacent countries. From Cassell's Universal History, published 1888 (b/w engraving)
6867225 Map of Assyria Chaldea and adjacent countries. From Cassell's Universal History, published 1888 (b/w engraving); (add.info.: Map of Assyria Chaldea and adjacent countries)

The Hanging Gardens of ancient Babylon. From Cassell's Universal History, published 1888 (b/w engraving)
6867214 The Hanging Gardens of ancient Babylon. From Cassell's Universal History, published 1888 (b/w engraving); (add.info.: The Hanging Gardens of ancient Babylon)

Plan of Babylon
6117877 Plan of Babylon; (add.info.: Imaginary plan of Babylon, Mesopotamia. Modern day Iraq. 18th century engraving by Johann Adam Delsenbach, 1687-1765 from Entwurff einer historischen Architectur)

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"Exploring the Rich Tapestry of Iraq: From Ancient Empires to Modern Warfare" Witness the power and might of the Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank as it patrols outside Basra, Iraq, safeguarding its borders. The skies come alive with U. S. Air Force C-17 Globemasters in flight, delivering essential supplies and support to troops on the ground. Journey back in time with the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards & Gulf War Tank, commemorating their heroic role during one of history's defining conflicts. Immerse yourself in ancient Mesopotamia as you envision an Assyrian king commanding his chariot through vast landscapes. Marvel at the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, a testament to human ingenuity and beauty that once graced this land. Gain insights into regional dynamics with a political map showcasing The Middle East's intricate web of nations and boundaries. Step aboard Qantas' Short C-Class flying boat VH-ABD for a glimpse into aviation history and its impact on connecting distant lands like Iraq. Experience a day filled with technological prowess alongside the Royal Corps of Signals as they navigate communication networks critical for military operations. Discover HMS Sedgefly, a formidable river gunboat from World War I that played a crucial role in Mesopotamia's turbulent waters. Uncover Emir Faisal's historic presence at Wejh (now in Saudi Arabia), where he laid foundations for modern-day Iraq amidst shifting alliances during WWI. Travel through time and admire the grandeur of Ishtar Gate – an iconic symbol representing Babylonian civilization’s artistic brilliance. Delve into antiquity with an ancient map depicting Persia’s sprawling territories; published over 140 years ago but still evoking wonder today. From captivating historical landmarks to contemporary military endeavors, Iraq beckons us to explore its multifaceted heritage and the resilience of its people.