
the Museum
of the Oriental Institute of the
University of Chicago

statue of the Canaanite God "El"
his son is "Baal"
(Abraham referred to God as EL)

cuneiform tablets
(on the right is the clay envelope)
objects recovered from Tel excavations


from the excavations at Khorsabad, Assyria

corridor reliefs


the monumental figure

more corridor reliefs


Assyrian Lion
from Persepolis, Persia

horse figure
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