Oriental studies

There are 625 items in Oriental studies:

Sippar

Sippar: one of the most important cities in northern Babylonia.Sippar Victory stela of Naram-Sin Situated in the northwest of Babylonia Founded in the…

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Skunkha

Skunkha: leader of a group of Central-Asian nomads, defeated by Darius I the Great. Behistun Relief, Frâda (center) and Skunkha (right) According…

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Sogdians

Sogdians (Greek: Σογδιανοί or Σόγδοι): ancient name for the people living in the region of Maracanda (modern Samarkand). Their land is known as Sogdia, Sogdiana (Greek Σογδιανή), or Transoxiana.The land …

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Sphinx

Sphinx (Greek: Σφίγξ): mythological creature with the body of a lion and a human head. A Phoenician sphinx from Carthage; there…

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Susa

Susa (Elamitic, Babylonian: Šušim; Greek τὰ Σοῦσα): capital of Elam, favorite residence of the Persian king Darius I the Great.Early Susa …

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Susa photos

Susa (Elamitic, Babylonian: Šušim; Greek τὰ Σοῦσα): capital of Elam, favorite residence of the Persian king Darius I the Great.Susa, the capital of ancient Elam, is in the hottest part of Iran, Khuzestan. Light is more intense than we have…

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Susa, Apadana

Susa (Elamitic, Babylonian: Šušim; Greek τὰ Σοῦσα): capital of Elam, favorite residence of the Persian king Darius I the Great. The Apadana from the south The…

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