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Hellenistic temple, Hatra (Al-Hadr), Iraq, 1977. Hatra was a religious and trading centre in the area of modern north-western Iraq which flourished between c400 BC and 300 AD
Woman from an Aramaic speaking community, Iraq, 1977
Assyrian rock reliefs pitted by Chr hermit caves, Bavian, Iraq, 1977. The Assyrian king Sennacherib built an aqueduct to transport water from Bavian to his capital city, Nineveh, in c700 BC
Sunken Assyrian sculpture, Bavian, Iraq, 1977. The Assyrian king Sennacherib built an aqueduct to transport water from Bavian to his capital city, Nineveh, in c700 BC
Gorge, Bavian, Iraq, 1977. The Assyrian king Sennacherib built an aqueduct to transport water from Bavian to his capital city, Nineveh, in c700 BC
Cuneiform inscriptions on stones, ruined aqueduct, Jerwan, Iraq, 1977. Built in around 700 BC by the Assyrian King Sennacherib to supply water to his capital city, Nineveh
Ruined arch of an aqueduct, Jerwan, Iraq, 1977. Built in around 700 BC by the Assyrian King Sennacherib to supply water to his capital city, Nineveh
Ruined corbelled arch of an aqueduct, Jerwan, Iraq, 1977. Built in around 700 BC by the Assyrian King Sennacherib to supply water to his capital city, Nineveh
Temple of the Sibitti, Khorsabad, Iraq, 1977. Khorsabad was the site of Dur Sharrukin, the capital city of the Assyrian Empire in the late 8th century BC during the reign of Sargon II
Nergal Gate, Nineveh, Iraq, 1977. Mid 20th century reconstruction of one of the great gates of the ancient Assyrian city of Nineveh
Two workmen outside the Mashki Gate, Nineveh, Iraq, 1977. Reconstruction built in the 1960s of one of the great gates of the ancient Assyrian city of Nineveh
Mashki Gate, Nineveh, Iraq, 1977Maski Gate, Nineveh, Iraq, 1977. Reconstruction built in the 1960s of one of the great gates of the ancient Assyrian city of Nineveh
Qara Serai (Black Palace), Mosul, Iraq, 1977. The remains of the palace built in the 13th century by Sultan Badruddin Lu lu, Governor of Mosul
Two Iraqi women at Bash Tapia Castle, Mosul, Iraq, 1977. The only remainder of the old city walls of Mosul
Bash Tapia Castle, Mosul, Iraq, 1977. The only remainder of the old city walls of Mosul
Railway station where Agatha Christie arrived, Mosul, Iraq, 1977. Agatha Christie spent time in Mosul in the early 1950s while her husband, the archaeologist Max Mallowan
Wide River Tigris, Mosul, Iraq
Great Ziggurat of Ur, Iraq, 1977. Ziggurats were temple towers of terraced pyramid form built by the ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia
Shrine of Justice, Ur, Iraq, 1977
Residential area, Ur, Iraq, 1977. Remains of the ancient Sumerian city of Ur
Shrine of Justice (detail), Ur, Iraq, 1977
Flood pits, Ur, Iraq, 1977
Royal cemetery, Ur, Iraq, 1977. Ur was one of the pre-eminent cities of Mesopotamia in the 3rd millennium BC. Most of the tombs in the royal cemetery date from around 2600 BC
Walls of Kish, Iraq, 1977. Kish was one of the twelve city states of the Ancient Sumerian civilization in Mesopotamia
Camel train travelling on a Road alongside the Euphrates near Nasiriya, Iraq, 1977
Dragons and bulls, glazed bricks, Ishtar Gate, Babylon, Iraq. Built in about 575 BC by the Neo-Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar II
Bull, glazed bricks, Ishtar Gate, Babylon, Iraq. Built in about 575 BC by the Neo-Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar II, the Ishtar Gate was the northern entrance to the inner city of Babylon
Dragon, glazed bricks, Ishtar Gate, Babylon, Iraq. Built in about 575 BC by the Neo-Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar II, the Ishtar Gate was the northern entrance to the inner city of Babylon
Ishtar Gate, Babylon, Iraq. Built in about 575 BC by the Neo-Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar II, the Ishtar Gate was the northern entrance to the inner city of Babylon
Throne room, Palace of Nebuchadnezzar II, Babylon, Iraq. The Neo-Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar built his great palace at Babylon in the 6th century BC
Southern Palace, Babylon, Iraq. Ruins of the great palace built by the Neo-Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar II in the 6th century BC
Temple of Nin Makh, Babylon, Iraq, 1977. The Neo-Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar II built Babylon into the greatest city in Mesopotamia in the 6th century BC
Basalt Lion of Babylon, Iraq, 1977. This statue dates from the Neo-Babylonian, or Chaldean Empire, which ruled Mesopotamia from 626 to 539 BC. Its most famous ruler was Nebuchadnezzar II
Palm tree below Lion of Babylon, Iraq, 1977
The Processional Way, Babylon, Iraq, 1977. The Processional Way led into the ancient city of Babylon through the Ishtar Gate
River Tigris by the Tower of Babel, Babylon, Iraq
Tower of Babel, Babylon, Iraq, 1977Tower of Babel, Babylon, Iraq. Remains of the great ziggurat of Babylon, which is thought to have been the inspiration behind the biblical Tower of Babel
Ziggurat of Agar Quf, Dur-Kurigalzu, Iraq, 1977. Ziggurats were temple towers of terraced pyramid form built by the ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia
View of the River Tigris from the Ziggurat, Ashur, Iraq, 1977
Ziggurat, Ashur, Iraq, 1977. Ziggurats were temple towers of terraced pyramid form built by the ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia
Mel Ferrer (b1917), Cuban-American film actor, producer and director, 1950s. Artist: VivienneMel Ferrer (b1917), Cuban-American film actor, producer and director, 1950s
