Modern name: Tell Jokha Ancient name: Umma Geographic coordinate: 31° 40′ 2.7515″ – 45° 53′ 15.6300″ 31.667431° N – 45.887675° E Governatorate – District – Sub-district: Dhi-Qar – al Rifa’i. Nearest City: 22 km ca. south-west from al-Rif[...]
Archive for settembre, 2015
settembre 25th, 2015 - 13:05 § in Curiosità
AGATHA CHRISTIE THE DISCOVERY OF THE EAST-AGATHA CHRISTIE ALLA SCOPERTA DELL’ORIENTE
It’s nice to walk between the ruins of the ancient Ur, admire the huge ziggurat, discover the royal tombs excavated by Woolley. Ur, it is a site that has always fascinated researchers and archaeologists but also characters that we know as Aghata Christie, becoming the scene of a great lo[...]
settembre 21st, 2015 - 13:00 § in Iraq
TELL IBZAYKH-ZABALAM
Modern name: Tell Ibzaykh Ancient name: Zabalam Geographic coordinate: 31° 44′ 11.3999″ – 45° 52′ 16.6800″ 31.7365° N – 45.8713º E Governatorate – District – Sub-district: Dhi-Qar – al-Rifa’i – Qalat Sukar Nearest City: Zabalam is [...]
settembre 14th, 2015 - 20:15 § in Archaeostory
SHAMASH -GOD OF SUN AND JUSTICE
WHO IS SHAMASH? Shamash (Utu in Sumerian) was the god of the sun, his ancient Sumerian ideogram consisted of a solar disk between two mountain peaks. His residence was the É-Babbar (House shining) in the city of Sippar in the kingdom of Akkad; elsewhere important for God was Larsa with a Ziq[...]
settembre 12th, 2015 - 13:53 § in Iraq
MarshLand
LE PALUDI Le paludi mesopotamiche o Paludi irachene sono una zona umida situata nel sud dell’Iraq e in parte nel sud-ovest dell’Iran e nel Kuwait. Si tratta di un paesaggio acquatico raro nel deserto, che fornisce l’habitat ideale per gli arabi delle paludi ma anche [...]
settembre 7th, 2015 - 13:33 § in Iraq
Maysan-Part 2
Today we will discuss the other sites in the region of Maysan, to have a general framework. Shrine of prophet Al Uzair The shrine of Al-Uzair, the Arabic for the Prophet Ezra of the Ancient Testament, is located 65 km from Amara. The importance of the shrine beyond the religious aspect is main[...]
settembre 5th, 2015 - 17:00 § in Iraq
Province of Maysan
Introduction From the point of view of the Cultural Heritage, the Maysan Governorate shows two main kinds of cultural attractions for tourists: places of mainly religious interest, such as shrines and mosques, and historical remains. Obviously, also the sites of religious meaning have very oft[...]