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Philae-island was partially flooded behind the Old Aswan Dam in 1896.When the temples reemerged after completion of the New High-Dam,they were removed to the near-by island of Agilkia.The temples were taken apart, restored and rebuilt.See also 08-01-03/27-32
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Philae-island was partially flooded behind the Old Aswan Dam in 1896.When t...

Philae-island was partially flooded behind the Old Aswan Dam in 1896.When the temples reemerged after completion of the New High-Dam,they were removed to the near-by island of Agilkia.The temples were taken apart, restored and rebuilt.See also 08-01-03/27-32
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Philae-island was partially flooded behind the Old Aswan Dam in 1896.When t...

Men carrying cedar wood for palace construction. Bas-relief from the palace of King Sargon II at Khorsabad, Mesopotamia (Iraq). Detail Total height: 197 cm - total length: 245 cm AO 19891
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Men carrying cedar wood for palace construction. Bas-relief from the pala...

Island of Arvad (today Tyre) on the Lebanese coast. Cedar wood transport. Bas-relief from the Palace of King Sargon II at Khorsbad, Mesopotamia (Iraq) - Detail of upper register AO 19989
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Island of Arvad (today Tyre) on the Lebanese coast. Cedar wo...

Men unloading cedarwood for construction from boats. Bas-relief from the palace at of King Sargon II at Khorsabad, Mesopotamia (Iraq). Detail of lower register AO 19890
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Men unloading cedarwood for construction from boats. Bas-relief from the palace...

Staircase to underground tombs, with arched opening and rough stone fill. Excavations of Area Q, Ebla, Syria. Probably the palace of the Middle Bronze Age
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Staircase to underground tombs, with arched opening and r...

Staircase to underground tombs, with arched opening and rough stone fill. Excavations of Area Q, Ebla, Syria. Probably the palace of the Middle Bronze Age
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Staircase to underground tombs, with arched opening and r...

Man at a weaving loom. Tablet with seal imprint. Terracotta relief from Susa, Iran (3300-3000 BCE - Proto-urban Period) 3.9 x 6.6 cm Sb 3048
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Man at a weaving loom. Tablet with seal imprint. Terracotta relief from S...

Man on a ladder (building activities). Tablet with imprint of seal from Susa, Iran. Archaic terracotta relief (Proto-urban Period) 4.3 x 3.8 cm Sb 2027
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Man on a ladder (building activities). Tablet with imprint of s...

Woman spinning. Bitumen relief from Susa, Iran (8th-7th BCE). 9.3 x 13 cm Sb 2834
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Woman spinning. Bitumen relief from Sus...

King Gudea as "the architect with a plan", as temple- builder who holds a plan of the edifice on his knees. An inscription tells of the construction of E-Ninnu, the temple of the god. Fragment of a diorite statue, from Tello. Overall dimension 93 x 41 cm - AO 2
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King Gudea as "the architect with a plan", as temple- builder who holds a plan...

Barrekup, King of Aram, worshipping the divine emblem, and an Aramaic inscription describing the construction of the palace. Relief on a basalt orthostat (Late Hittite, 9th BCE) from Sinjirli, Turkey.
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Barrekup, King of Aram, worshipping the divine emblem, and a...