Iraq Collection (#5)

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)

Excavations of 1843 in KHORSABAD, Mesopotamia (Iraq)
JAB4121958 Excavations of 1843 in KHORSABAD, Mesopotamia (Iraq).; (add.info.: Excavations of 1843 in KHORSABAD, Mesopotamia (Iraq).); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis

Essay on phlebotomy, or bloodletting in 12th century, 18th century (manuscript)
2625387 Essay on phlebotomy, or bloodletting in 12th century, 18th century (manuscript); (add.info.: The opening of an essay on phlebotomy, or bloodletting, by Ibn al-Tilmdh)

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Birs Nimrud, Babylon (engraving)
8635116 Birs Nimrud, Babylon (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Birs Nimrud, Babylon. Illustration from Hellas)

Zedekiah is Blinded and taken to Babylon, 586 BC (litho)
8661282 Zedekiah is Blinded and taken to Babylon, 586 BC (litho) by Villegas y Cordero, Jose (1844-1921) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Zedekiah is Blinded and taken to Babylon, 586 BC)

The Persians storming the Citadel of Babylon (litho)
8660926 The Persians storming the Citadel of Babylon (litho) by Wright, Henry Charles Seppings (1850-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Persians storming the Citadel of Babylon)

The Death of Alexander, BC 323 (litho)
8660728 The Death of Alexander, BC 323 (litho) by Piloty, Ferdinand II (1828-95); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Death of Alexander, BC 323)

Masawaiyh, Mesue the Elder, with Harun al-Rashid, Bagdad, 1869 (Engraving)
7422844 Masawaiyh, Mesue the Elder, with Harun al-Rashid, Bagdad, 1869 (Engraving); (add.info.: Science. Medicine. Persian physician Masawaiyh, Mesue the Elder, with abbasid caliph Harun al-Rashid)

Statue base of Naram-Sin, king of Akkad. foot. Sculpture circa 2250 BC Brought to Susa as war booty around 1250 BC
BEN5474070 Statue base of Naram-Sin, king of Akkad. foot. Sculpture circa 2250 BC Brought to Susa as war booty around 1250 BC. Mesopotamia. Dim: 0.470x0.640 m

Impression from cylinder seal with milking scene
6379535 Impression from cylinder seal with milking scene; 6 x 16.3 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; © Ashmolean Museum ; Image © Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

The destruction of Babylon by Sennacherib in 689 BC, when he diverted the course of the Euphrates so that its waters
3033780 The destruction of Babylon by Sennacherib in 689 BC, when he diverted the course of the Euphrates so that its waters flowed over the city and destroyed all but the most massive buildings

Utu-hengal imploring gods for victory in battle against the Gutians, 22nd century BC
3033786 Utu-hengal imploring gods for victory in battle against the Gutians, 22nd century BC. Utu-hengal, also written Utu-heg~al, Utu-hegal, Utu-hegal or Utu-hejal. Sumerian king

The recognition of Esarhaddon as king in Ninevah, Upper Mesopotamia in 681 BC
3033782 The recognition of Esarhaddon as king in Ninevah, Upper Mesopotamia in 681 BC. Esarhaddon or Asarhaddon, king of Assyria who reigned 681 - 669 BC

Engraving of a bas-relief depicting the Assyrian fish-tailed god Oannes. Dated 19th Century ©UIG/Leemage
UIG5426380 Engraving of a bas-relief depicting the Assyrian fish-tailed god Oannes. Dated 19th Century ©UIG/Leemage

Babylon - in " Collectanea Rerum Mirabilium", Cosmography of S. Solinus, 14th century
GIA5036372 Babylon - in " Collectanea Rerum Mirabilium", Cosmography of S. Solinus, 14th century.; © Giancarlo Costa

Antiquite, Mesopotamia: remains of the ancient Babylon Canal (Iraq), Tiger River
NWI4858633 Antiquite, Mesopotamia: remains of the ancient Babylon Canal (Iraq), Tiger River, around the middle of the 19th century

The Chastete tree (miniature)
CUL4850430 The Chastete tree (miniature) by Unknown Artist, (14th century); (add.info.: The Chastete tree, which turns off the lust and whose rest in the leaves causes fantastic dreams - IBN BUTLAN)

Bridge over the Tiger River in Baghdad, Iraq, Mesopotamia, years 1850. Colouring engraving of the 19th century
NWI4877594 Bridge over the Tiger River in Baghdad, Iraq, Mesopotamia, years 1850. Colouring engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Bridge over the Tiger River in Baghdad, Iraq, Mesopotamia)

Daniel and his companions (Ananias, Azarias and Misael) meeting the king of Babylon (Mesopotamia)
NWI4912534 Daniel and his companions (Ananias, Azarias and Misael) meeting the king of Babylon (Mesopotamia), Nebuchadnezzar II (around 630-562 BC)

Miniature on grapes, fruit that reduces abdominal fat and thins - IBN BUTLAN, Abu-l Hasan al-Mujtar (c. 1001 - 1066)
CUL4938334 Miniature on grapes, fruit that reduces abdominal fat and thins - IBN BUTLAN, Abu-l Hasan al-Mujtar (c. 1001 - 1066). Nestorian Christian physician and philosopher of Baghdad. Folio 83r

Woman of Baghdad in everyday dress of botanical-print robes, harem pants and sandals
FLO4722936 Woman of Baghdad in everyday dress of botanical-print robes, harem pants and sandals. Illustration by Mounier from Guillaume Antoine Olivier (1756-1814) Travels in the Ottoman Empire

Woman of Baghdad in formal dress. Illustration by Mounier from Guillaume Antoine Olivier (1756-1814)
FLO4722885 Woman of Baghdad in formal dress. Illustration by Mounier from Guillaume Antoine Olivier (1756-1814) Travels in the Ottoman Empire, Egypt and Persia, 1801

Ancient amulet used to ward off ghosts
3330383 Ancient amulet used to ward off ghosts; (add.info.: Ancient amulet used to ward off ghost. From Iraq. Dated 10th Century BC.); Universal History Archive/UIG

A stone sharpening stone as a gift for the Sun God Temple
3330190 A stone sharpening stone as a gift for the Sun God Temple; (add.info.: A stone sharpening stone as a gift for the Sun God Temple. Dated 11th Century BC.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Stone carved plaque depicting a scene of ritual feasting and musicians, Khafajeh, Mesopotamia c.2600-2300 BC (stone)
3288592 Stone carved plaque depicting a scene of ritual feasting and musicians, Khafajeh, Mesopotamia c.2600-2300 BC (stone); Photo © Zev Radovan

Plaques depicting an Egyptian man holding a lotus flower, Nimrud, Mesopotamia (today Iraq) c.9th-8th century BC (ivory)
3288480 Plaques depicting an Egyptian man holding a lotus flower, Nimrud, Mesopotamia (today Iraq) c.9th-8th century BC (ivory); Iraq Museum, Baghdad; Photo © Zev Radovan

Assyrian Art (engraving)
8644767 Assyrian Art (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Assyrian Art. Illustration for Architecture, Sculpture)

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Accession to the throne of King Faisal I of Iraq, 1921 (b/w photo)
8626584 Accession to the throne of King Faisal I of Iraq, 1921 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Accession to the throne of King Faisal I of Iraq)

State Entry of Cyrus into Babylon (litho)
8660924 State Entry of Cyrus into Babylon (litho) by Wright, Henry Charles Seppings (1850-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: State Entry of Cyrus into Babylon)

Modern Wonders, 1938: Desert Motor Service (colour photo)
8659906 Modern Wonders, 1938: Desert Motor Service (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Desert Motor Service)

The Capture of Baghdad (litho)
8661315 The Capture of Baghdad (litho) by Valda, John Harris (1874-1942); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Capture of Baghdad)

Mar Behnam Monastery, Iraq, detail of the grave decorations, 12th century (stone)
AIS5338571 Mar Behnam Monastery, Iraq, detail of the grave decorations, 12th century (stone); Mosul, Iraq; (add.info.: Chretian art: Mar Behnam Monastery (12th century), Iraq

Map of Asia Minor, Syria, and Mesopotamia during the first centuries of the Christian era (print)
7420041 Map of Asia Minor, Syria, and Mesopotamia during the first centuries of the Christian era (print); (add.info.: Map of Asia Minor, Syria)

Engraving depicting an Assyrian Chariot, 19th century
5308967 Engraving depicting an Assyrian Chariot, 19th century; (add.info.: Engraving depicting an Assyrian Chariot. Dated 19th century 01/02/1880); Universal History Archive/UIG

Reception hall in an Assyrian palace in ancient Mesopotamia (Iraq). Colouring engraving of the 19th century
NWI4858348 Reception hall in an Assyrian palace in ancient Mesopotamia (Iraq). Colouring engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info)

Mesopotamia: Assyrian chiefs accompanied by a scribe
NWI4856888 Mesopotamia: Assyrian chiefs accompanied by a scribe.; (add.info.: Mesopotamia: Assyrian chiefs accompanied by a scribe.); Photo © North Wind Pictures

Mesopotamia: Assyrian soldiers after battle with an enemy's head. Engraving of the 19th century
NWI4856824 Mesopotamia: Assyrian soldiers after battle with an enemy's head. Engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Mesopotamia: Assyrian soldiers after battle with an enemy's head)

Antiquity: use of asphalt to cover the soil in Babylon, 6th century BC. End of the 19th century (chromolithograph)
ELD4868347 Antiquity: use of asphalt to cover the soil in Babylon, 6th century BC. End of the 19th century (chromolithograph); Private Collection; Photo © The Holbarn Archive

Cedar, a tree harmful to snakes (miniature)
CUL4850556 Cedar, a tree harmful to snakes (miniature) by Unknown Artist, (14th century); (add.info.: Cedar, a tree harmful to snakes - IBN BUTLAN, Abu-l Hasan al-Mujtar (c. 1001 - 1066)

In the city of Baghdad, illustration from Sinbad The Sailor, 1938 (colour litho)
3086244 In the city of Baghdad, illustration from Sinbad The Sailor, 1938 (colour litho) by Dulac, Edmund (1882-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: From The Arabian Nights)

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Triumphal entry of Alexander the Great into Babylon (engraving)
8635119 Triumphal entry of Alexander the Great into Babylon (engraving) by Thorvaldsen, Bertel (1770-1844) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

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Empire Air Routes: Arch of Ctesiphon, Iraq (colour litho)
8659293 Empire Air Routes: Arch of Ctesiphon, Iraq (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Arch of Ctesiphon, Iraq)

Kuphar boats on the Euphrates (colour litho)
8663559 Kuphar boats on the Euphrates (colour litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Kuphar boats on the Euphrates River)

Alexander inspecting the Ruins of Esagila (litho)
8660923 Alexander inspecting the Ruins of Esagila (litho) by Wright, Henry Charles Seppings (1850-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alexander inspecting the Ruins of Esagila)

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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.