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Chicago

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to the Oriental Institute Museum.

(Joseph and Jennifer went on to the bookstore.)

The Oriental Institute Museum museum is dedicated to the history of the area from what is now Egypt, Turkey, Iraq and Iran.
It has a considerable collection of cunieform tablets, items from the Hittite empire, the Tigrus-Euphrates civilizations
and some very interesting exhibits on ancient Egypt and the Persian empire.

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above the result of the seal's use - below the actual cylindrical seal and the image it made on soft clay

Copper, and some stone, projectile points

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a Lamassu (winged bull) from the throne room of Assyrian King Sargon II
The photo below with a person in the picture to give perspective on the size of the Lamassu.

The cunieform chisled under the belly of the Lamassu.
Most cunieform was pressed onto clay, but as we do with our monuments, some text is chisled into stone.

details of the above shown below

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Megiddo

Dead Sea Scroll fragment

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artifacts from Byzantine period Egypt ( 600 - 700 A.D. very late period )

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from the tomb of Nefermaat and Itet - Old Kingdom - 2430 B.C.

Note that the figures are made of stone that is set into the background stone,
as marquetry does in, wood instead of these figures being painted - see detail below

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Models of ancient Egyptian boats

I find it very interesting that the steering oars on these models
are set in the middle of the stern.
Most illustratinons of the boats of this era show them with steering oars on the sides of the rear of the boats.

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The Adz... an ancient tool which most civilizations developed.

Copper Axe and Axe head

Bed

Interesting that among the ancient Egyptian examples there are some which are woven baskets and others which are coil baskets.
Most native American made baskets are coil made.

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Persia

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