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HMS Sedgefly, river gunboat, Mesopotamia, WW1HMS Sedgefly, a British river Fly-class gunboat, on the River Tigris in Mesopotamia during the First World War. Date: circa 1916-1918
Irish soldier in a trench, Mesopotamia, WW1A soldier with the Royal Irish Fusiliers (Faugh-a-Ballagh) in a trench in Mesopotamia (now Iraq), teases a Turkish sniper by raising a pith helmet on his rifle during the First World War
Babylons lion. Lion decorated the Processional Wal (Ishtar Gate). 575 BC. Pergamon Museum. Museum Island. Berlin. Germany
Cylinder of Cyrus the Great with text written in akkadian cuneiform. Clay. Describes the conquest of Babylon in 539 BC and the capture of King Nabonidus by Cyrus the Great
The Landing Stage at Ahvaz, Iran - WWI Xmas cardA rather unusual Christmas Greetings postcard, featuring a World War One era soldier (serving on the Mesopotamian front) in patriotic pose before an inset view of the Landing Stage at Ahvaz - a city
Standard of Ur Babylonian artThe Standard of Ur. 2600 -2400 BC. Peace panel. Babylonian art. Mosaic. UNITED KINGDOM. ENGLAND. London. The British Museum. Proc: IRAQ. Ur
The Fall of Babylon by John Martin (1789-1854). 1831. National Library. Paris. France. Exposition Babylon. Louvre
Mesopotamia. Clay Tablet. Pictographs drawn. Iraq. Late PrehMesopotamia. Clay Tablet. Pictographs drawn. Early writing tablet recording the allocation of beer. Iraq. Late Prehistoric period. 3100-3000BC. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom
Neo-Sumerian. Statue of Gudea. Girsu, Iraq. 2120 BC. CuneifoMesopotamia. Neo-Sumerian. Ruler Gudea of state of Lagash. Diorita statue. From Girsu (modern Telloh). Iraq. 2120 BC. Cuneiform inscription. Detail. Museum of Louvre. Paris. France
Tours to Mesopotamia (Iraq) with Thomas Cook & SonCover illustration for Tours to Mesopotamia (Iraq) under the management of Thomas Cook & Son Ltd, showing a group of three men brewing mint tea in a Middle Eastern street scene
Gertrude Bell: The Uncrowned Queen of MesopotamiaMiss Gertrude Bell pictured in the Illustrated London News - described as a Staff Political Officer in Mesopotamia (Iraq) on the eve of the Cairo Conference to discuss the future of Mesopotamia
The Cairo ConferenceThe Conference at Cairo to discuss Mesopotamia (Iraq) in 1921 attended by Winston Churchill, King Faisal of Iraq, Sir Percy Cox, Gertrude Bell
British troops on the way to Baghdad, Mesopotamia, WW1British troops by the Tigris, Mesopotamia (now Iraq), on the way to Baghdad during the First World War. Date: 1916
Narrow street in Kut Al Amara, Mesopotamia, WW1A narrow street in Kut Al Amara, Mesopotamia (now Iraq), during the First World War. Date: circa 1915-1918
Jude the ApostleSAINT JUDE THE APOSTLE (also known as Thaddeus): he spread the Good Word in Mesopotamia (present-day Iraq) but when he went to Persia he was put to death
Gertrude Bells Aeroplane & Arrival
British troops in action against Turks near Kirkuk, WW1British troops of the 7th North Staffordshire Regiment, 39th Infantry Brigade, 13th Division, in action against the Turks at an outpost near Kirkuk, Mesopotamia (now Iraq) during the First World War
Bristol fighter plane in Mesopotamia, WW1A British Bristol fighter plane of No. 6 Squadron in Mesopotamia during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918
Wwi / 1915 / MesopotamiaThe 33rd Queen Victorias Own Light Cavalry, led by Jemadar Ram-Karan, charge and scatter a Turkish force
Lamassu or Bull-man. Gate from Sargon IIs Palace. Dur-SharrAssyrian Art. Lamassu or Bull-man. Gate from Sargon IIs Palace. Dur-Sharrukin (Khorsabad). Assyria, 721-705 BC. Alabaster. Louvre Museum. Paris. France
Syria, Palmyra. Temple of Bel (Baal)Syria, Palmyra. Ancient city, documented already in the 2nd millennium. General view of the Roman Temple of Bel (Baal), supreme god of the Palmyrians. (Oasis of Tadmor)
Ziggurat Shrine, Iraq where the ancient Assyrians worshiped. Flat toped Ziggurat can be seen in with its shrine in the centre standing within a sacred enclosure, at Ur of the Chaldees in Mesopotamia
Photograph of Indian troops lined up to receive inoculations, 1916 (c). The high temperatures in Mesopotamia, alongside poor medical facilities, flies
The Ram in a Thicket. UrThe Ram in a Thicket. Rampant Ram perched on the tree of life, covered with gold leaf. The horns, eyes and back of the animal are of lapis lazuli. The base on silver
Page from Britannia & Eve by Katharine Woolley reporting on the great excavations carried by her and her husband Leonard at Ur in Mesopotamia (modern day Iraq). Date: 1929
British soldiers disembarking at Basra, Iraq1923
Royal Lyre, Ur, MesopotamiaRoyal Lyre, Ur, an ancient Sumerian city in Mesopotamia (Iraq)
Rein-ring and Mascot from Queen Shub-ads Chariot, Ur, an ancient Sumerian city in Mesopotamia (Iraq)
Ram caught in a thicket, UrRam caught in a thicket Ur, an ancient Sumerian city in Mesopotamia (Iraq)
Gold helmet of Meskalamdug, UrGold Helmet of Meskalamdug, Ur, an ancient Sumerian city in Mesopotamia (Iraq)
Gold dagger in ornate golden sheath, UrGold dagger in an ornate golden sheath, from Ur, an ancient Sumerian city in Mesopotamia (Iraq)
Women and children of Mosul, by Richard CarlineWomen and children of Mosul, washing on the banks of the Tigris River, watercolour by Richard Carline, aerial artist, just after the First World War. 1919
A topical page from The Graphic, entitled "The mystic city of MosulA topical page from The Graphic, entitled " The mystic city of Mosul." Asking if " a settlement with the Turks is in sight
Two Old Men of Shush, Iran - WWI Xmas cardA rather unusual Christmas Greetings postcard, featuring a World War One era soldier (serving on the Mesopotamian front) in patriotic pose before an inset view of two old men of Shush - the capital
The Citadel, Baghdad, Iraq - WWI Xmas cardA rather unusual Christmas Greetings postcard, featuring a World War One era soldier (serving on the Mesopotamian front) in patriotic pose before an inset view of The Citadel, Baghdad, Iraq
Haydar Khana Mosque, Baghdad, Iraq - WWI Xmas cardA rather unusual Christmas Greetings postcard, featuring a World War One era soldier (serving on the Mesopotamian front) in patriotic pose before an inset view of the Al-Haydar Khana Mosque, Baghdad
WW1 mascots: a gazelle in MesopotamiaA soldier feeds his young gazelle in Mesopotamia. 1916
The Eanna-shum-iddina kudurru (1125-1100 B. C. ). Kassite DynaMesopotamian Art. Kassite Dynasty. The Eanna-shum-iddina kudurru (1125-1100 B.C.). It describes the land grant made by Governor Eanna-shum-iddina to Gula-Eresh witnessed by his surveyor
Mesopotamia. Michaux stone or Kudurru. Late Kassite period. 1Mesopotamia. Babylonial. Michaux stone or Kudurru. Late Kassite period found near Baghdad. 11th Century BC. Marduk-nadin-ahhe reign. 2n Dynasty of Isin. National Library. Paris. France
Mesopotamia. Kudurru (stele) of Shitti-Marduk. NebuchadnezzaMesopotamia. Kudurru (stele) of Shitti-Marduk. Limestone. Inscription. Cuneiform. Nebuchadnezzar I (1124-1105 BC) reign. Elamite campaign. From Sippar (Abu Habba). Babylonian
Kudurru (stele) of King Marduk-zakir-shumi (852-828 BC). An act of donation to a priest of the temple of Eana of Uruk. Mesopotamia. Limestone. Cuneiforme. Babylon exposore. Louvre. Paris
Cuneiform tablet depicting beer allocation. 2351-2342 BC. From Girsu. Uruinimgina King. British Museum. London
Obelisk of king of Assirya Adad-Nirari III (810-783 BC) inscObelisk of king of Assirya Adad-Nirari III (810-783 BC) worshipping divine emblems and inscribed with cuneiform characters. Erected for the Assyrian king Adad, from Sabaa, Yemen
Statue of a Assyrian King Shalmaneser III (858-824 BC)Shalmaneser III (858-824 BC). Assyrian king. Statue. Basalt. Neo-Assyrian Period. Assur (Qalat Sharqat). Archaeological Museum. Istanbul. Turkey
Mesopotamian art. Assyrian Empire. Funerary objects: Necklaces and earrings. Dated in the Old and Middle Assyrian Empire (14th and 12th centuries B.C)
Mesopotamian art. Neo-Babylonian. The Throne Room of Nebuchadnezzar II. Reconstructed facade. Dated in 580 B.C. Its 56 meters facade was decorated with colored glazed bricks as shows the composition
Mesopotamian art. Neo-Babylonian. Ishtar Gate. Aurochs. PergMesopotamian art. Neo-Babylonian. Ishtar Gate, one of the eight gates of the inner wall of Babylon. Built in the year 575 B.C
Royal Game of Ur. Early Dynastic III Period. 2600-2400 BC. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom