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Hittite inscription. Hittite writing was a hieroglyphic script which has not yet been entirely deciphered. Inv. 830
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Hittite inscription. Hittite writing was a hieroglyphic scrip...

Procession of musicians, playing the lyre and cymbals. From the palace of the Aramean king Barrakib at Sinjirli (Samal,Syria).
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Procession of musicians, playing the lyre and cymbals. From the palace...

Portal lion at the entrance of Hilani III, the palace of Aramaean king Barrekub at Sinjirli (Samal). Basalt, late Hittite. Inv. 7777
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Portal lion at the entrance of Hilani III, the palace of Aramaean king Barreku...

Assyrian warriors with maces. Bas-relief on an orthostat showing different branches of the Assyrian army. Period of Tiglat Pileser III (744-727 BCE) from a doorway at Hadatu (Arslan Tash), Northern Syria.
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Assyrian warriors with maces. Bas-relief on an orthostat showing...

Statue of a king or god standing on a throne supported by two lions and a goddess. Late Hittite, from Sinjirli. H: 162 cm
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Statue of a king or god standing on a throne supported by two lions a...

Model of a building, from South Arabia. Stone relief Cat. 7534
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Model of a building, from South Arabia....

Codex Hammurabi (1790 BCE), the first set of laws ever put into writing. From the original 292 laws, only paragraphs 147-179 were generally used in law courts. Sumerian terracotta tablet 14.5 x 10 x 13.3 cm
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Codex Hammurabi (1790 BCE), the first set of laws ever put into writi...

Treaty concluded after the battle of Kadesh between Pharaoh Ramses II and the Hittite King Muvatallish. Battle of Kadesh 1282 BCE, treaty probably 1272 BCE. Fragment of a terracotta tablet in Akkadian language, the diplomatic language of the 13th BCE.
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Treaty concluded after the battle of Kadesh between Pharaoh Ramses II and th...

Astrologicl calendar from Uruk, Mesopotamia. Terracotta tablet
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Astrologicl calendar from Uruk, Mesopotamia....

Emperor Diocletian (284-305 CE) with laurel wreath. Marble head. From Nicomedia. Roman, late 3rd Inv. 4864 T
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Emperor Diocletian (284-305 CE) with laurel wreath. Marble head....

Municipal magistrate. Marble statue (ca. 410 CE) from the Baths of Aphrodisias, Turkey. Cat. 2266 K 507
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Municipal magistrate. Marble statue (ca. 410 C...

Animals fighting. Circus scene. Funeral relief in two registers (2nd CE) from Malkara. Cat. E 1219 K 1066
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Animals fighting. Circus scene. Funeral relief in two re...