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Mesopotamia Collection

Background imageMesopotamia Collection: Hanging gardens of Babylon

Hanging gardens of Babylon
Hanging Gardens of ancient Babylon. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageMesopotamia Collection: Hanging Gardens of Babylon

Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Babylons Hanging Gardens, one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageMesopotamia Collection: Mesopotamia, Ur, ziggurat

Mesopotamia, Ur, ziggurat

Background imageMesopotamia Collection: Assyrian king in his chariot

Assyrian king in his chariot returning from battle. Color lithograph reproduction of a bas-relief sculpture from Nineveh

Background imageMesopotamia Collection: Babylons lion. Lion decorated the Processional Wal (Ishtar

Babylons lion. Lion decorated the Processional Wal (Ishtar Gate). 575 BC. Pergamon Museum. Museum Island. Berlin. Germany

Background imageMesopotamia Collection: HMS Sedgefly, river gunboat, Mesopotamia, WW1

HMS Sedgefly, river gunboat, Mesopotamia, WW1
HMS Sedgefly, a British river Fly-class gunboat, on the River Tigris in Mesopotamia during the First World War. Date: circa 1916-1918

Background imageMesopotamia Collection: Ishtar Gate

Ishtar Gate, Babylon, Iraq, Middle East

Background imageMesopotamia Collection: 3000 BC Cuneiform writing on clay slab, front view

3000 BC Cuneiform writing on clay slab, front view

Background imageMesopotamia Collection: Irish soldier in a trench, Mesopotamia, WW1

Irish soldier in a trench, Mesopotamia, WW1
A soldier with the Royal Irish Fusiliers (Faugh-a-Ballagh) in a trench in Mesopotamia (now Iraq), teases a Turkish sniper by raising a pith helmet on his rifle during the First World War

Background imageMesopotamia Collection: Map of the empire of Alexander the Great in 323 BC

Map of the empire of Alexander the Great in 323 BC. Printed color lithograph of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageMesopotamia Collection: Ancient Mesopotamia

Ancient Mesopotamia
Map of the ancient Tigris and Euphrates region. Printed color 19th-century illustration

Background imageMesopotamia Collection: Reconstruction of the Ishtar Gate

Reconstruction of the Ishtar Gate, entrance to archaeological site, Babylon, Mesopotamia, Iraq, Middle East

Background imageMesopotamia Collection: Babylonian wall tiles

Babylonian wall tiles, Babylon, Iraq, Middle East

Background imageMesopotamia Collection: Close-up of Bull of Adad and other symbols on the Ishtar Gate

Close-up of Bull of Adad and other symbols on the Ishtar Gate, Babylon, Mesopotamia, Iraq, Middle East

Background imageMesopotamia Collection: Babylonian wall tiles

Babylonian wall tiles, exhibited at the Turkey Museum, Istanbul, from Babylon, Iraq, Middle East

Background imageMesopotamia Collection: Lion, Babylon

Lion, Babylon, Iraq, Middle East

Background imageMesopotamia Collection: Ziggurat in Sumerian city dating from around 4500-400BC

Ziggurat in Sumerian city dating from around 4500-400BC, Ur, Iraq, Middle East

Background imageMesopotamia Collection: The Fall of Babylon by John Martin (1789-1854). 1831. Nation

The Fall of Babylon by John Martin (1789-1854). 1831. National Library. Paris. France. Exposition Babylon. Louvre

Background imageMesopotamia Collection: The Landing Stage at Ahvaz, Iran - WWI Xmas card

The Landing Stage at Ahvaz, Iran - WWI Xmas card
A rather unusual Christmas Greetings postcard

Background imageMesopotamia Collection: Cylinder of Cyrus the Great with text written in akkadian cu

Cylinder of Cyrus the Great with text written in akkadian cuneiform. Clay

Background imageMesopotamia Collection: Illustrated map of Indus Valley civilisation

Illustrated map of Indus Valley civilisation

Background imageMesopotamia Collection: Baghdad straddling the Tigris River

Baghdad straddling the Tigris River. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageMesopotamia Collection: Mideastern shepherd

Mideastern shepherd
Shepherd carrying a lamb in the Middle East. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageMesopotamia Collection: Map of Eden and Mount Ararat, copperplate engraving, published 1774

Map of Eden and Mount Ararat, copperplate engraving, published 1774
A Map of the Situation of the Garden of Eden as also of Mount Ararat whereon the Ark rested. Copperplate engraving, published in 1774

Background imageMesopotamia Collection: Mesopotamia. Clay Tablet. Pictographs drawn. Iraq. Late Preh

Mesopotamia. Clay Tablet. Pictographs drawn. Iraq. Late Preh
Mesopotamia. Clay Tablet. Pictographs drawn. Early writing tablet recording the allocation of beer. Iraq. Late Prehistoric period. 3100-3000BC. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom

Background imageMesopotamia Collection: Neo-Sumerian. Statue of Gudea. Girsu, Iraq. 2120 BC. Cuneifo

Neo-Sumerian. Statue of Gudea. Girsu, Iraq. 2120 BC. Cuneifo
Mesopotamia. Neo-Sumerian. Ruler Gudea of state of Lagash. Diorita statue. From Girsu (modern Telloh). Iraq. 2120 BC. Cuneiform inscription. Detail. Museum of Louvre. Paris. France

Background imageMesopotamia Collection: Standard of Ur Babylonian art

Standard of Ur Babylonian art
The Standard of Ur. 2600 -2400 BC. Peace panel. Babylonian art. Mosaic. UNITED KINGDOM. ENGLAND. London. The British Museum. Proc: IRAQ. Ur

Background imageMesopotamia Collection: Antique map of the Middle East by Halma

Antique map of the Middle East by Halma

Background imageMesopotamia Collection: Tours to Mesopotamia (Iraq) with Thomas Cook & Son

Tours to Mesopotamia (Iraq) with Thomas Cook & Son
Cover illustration for Tours to Mesopotamia (Iraq) under the management of Thomas Cook & Son Ltd, showing a group of three men brewing mint tea in a Middle Eastern street scene

Background imageMesopotamia Collection: Gertrude Bell: The Uncrowned Queen of Mesopotamia

Gertrude Bell: The Uncrowned Queen of Mesopotamia
Miss Gertrude Bell pictured in the Illustrated London News - described as a Staff Political Officer in Mesopotamia (Iraq) on the eve of the Cairo Conference to discuss the future of Mesopotamia

Background imageMesopotamia Collection: Orthostates depicting Gilgamesh between two minotaur demigods holding up the sun disc

Orthostates depicting Gilgamesh between two minotaur demigods holding up the sun disc. From Tell Halaf, Syria, 9th century BC. Found in the collection of Archaeological Museum, Aleppo

Background imageMesopotamia Collection: Illustration of strip of land known as the fertile crescent which stretched from Egypt through Canaan

Illustration of strip of land known as the fertile crescent which stretched from Egypt through Canaan and Mesopotamia to Babylonia in the Old Testament

Background imageMesopotamia Collection: Illustration of map highlighting Indus Valley region and ancient tablet showing water buffalo

Illustration of map highlighting Indus Valley region and ancient tablet showing water buffalo

Background imageMesopotamia Collection: The Cairo Conference

The Cairo Conference
The Conference at Cairo to discuss Mesopotamia (Iraq) in 1921 attended by Winston Churchill, King Faisal of Iraq, Sir Percy Cox, Gertrude Bell

Background imageMesopotamia Collection: Map of ancient Babylon and the kingdoms of Lydia and Medea (Asia Minor)

Map of ancient Babylon and the kingdoms of Lydia and Medea (Asia Minor)
NWI4859781 Map of ancient Babylon and the kingdoms of Lydia and Medea (Asia Minor), around 550 BC

Background imageMesopotamia Collection: Illustration of ancient city of Babylon

Illustration of ancient city of Babylon

Background imageMesopotamia Collection: British troops on the way to Baghdad, Mesopotamia, WW1

British troops on the way to Baghdad, Mesopotamia, WW1
British troops by the Tigris, Mesopotamia (now Iraq), on the way to Baghdad during the First World War. Date: 1916

Background imageMesopotamia Collection: Staircase on ziggurat

Staircase on ziggurat, ruins of Ur, Iraq, Middle East

Background imageMesopotamia Collection: Jude the Apostle

Jude the Apostle
SAINT JUDE THE APOSTLE (also known as Thaddeus): he spread the Good Word in Mesopotamia (present-day Iraq) but when he went to Persia he was put to death

Background imageMesopotamia Collection: Wwi / 1915 / Mesopotamia

Wwi / 1915 / Mesopotamia
The 33rd Queen Victorias Own Light Cavalry, led by Jemadar Ram-Karan, charge and scatter a Turkish force

Background imageMesopotamia Collection: Apocalypse Tapestry or Apocalypse of Angers, 1375-80 (tapestry)

Apocalypse Tapestry or Apocalypse of Angers, 1375-80 (tapestry)
CUL4926666 Apocalypse Tapestry or Apocalypse of Angers, 1375-80 (tapestry) by Bataille, Nicolas (fl)

Background imageMesopotamia Collection: Gertrude Bells Aeroplane

Gertrude Bells Aeroplane & Arrival

Background imageMesopotamia Collection: British troops in action against Turks near Kirkuk, WW1

British troops in action against Turks near Kirkuk, WW1
British troops of the 7th North Staffordshire Regiment, 39th Infantry Brigade, 13th Division, in action against the Turks at an outpost near Kirkuk, Mesopotamia (now Iraq) during the First World War

Background imageMesopotamia Collection: Bristol fighter plane in Mesopotamia, WW1

Bristol fighter plane in Mesopotamia, WW1
A British Bristol fighter plane of No. 6 Squadron in Mesopotamia during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Background imageMesopotamia Collection: Narrow street in Kut Al Amara, Mesopotamia, WW1

Narrow street in Kut Al Amara, Mesopotamia, WW1
A narrow street in Kut Al Amara, Mesopotamia (now Iraq), during the First World War. Date: circa 1915-1918

Background imageMesopotamia Collection: Map featuring Mesopotamia and Tower of Babel, engraving

Map featuring Mesopotamia and Tower of Babel, engraving
DGA507144 Map featuring Mesopotamia and Tower of Babel, engraving; (add.info.: Cartography, Asia, 17th century. Map featuring Mesopotamia and the Tower of Babel)

Background imageMesopotamia Collection: Iraq - A Bazaar in Nasiriyah

Iraq - A Bazaar in Nasiriyah - situated on the lower Euphrates, south-southeast of Baghdad, near the ruins of the ancient city of Ur. The capital of the Dhi Qar Governorate. Date: circa 1917

Background imageMesopotamia Collection: Iraq - The right bank of the Shatt al Arab river

Iraq - The right bank of the Shatt al Arab river. Date: circa 1917

Background imageMesopotamia Collection: Iraq - A large Steamship on the Shatt al Arab river

Iraq - A large Steamship on the Shatt al Arab river. Date: circa 1917

Background imageMesopotamia Collection: Iraq - The ruins of the Ziggurat of Ur

Iraq - The ruins of the Ziggurat of Ur
The remains of the Ziggurat (or Great Ziggurat) of Ur - a Neo-Sumerian ziggurat in what was the city of Ur near Nasiriyah, in present-day Dhi Qar Province, Iraq. Date: circa 1917

Background imageMesopotamia Collection: Iraq - The right bank of the Shatt al Arab river

Iraq - The right bank of the Shatt al Arab river. Date: circa 1917

Background imageMesopotamia Collection: Iraq - Boats moored on the River Euphrates, Nasiriyah

Iraq - Boats moored on the River Euphrates, Nasiriyah
Iraq - Boats moored at the river edge at Nasiriyah - situated on the lower Euphrates, south-southeast of Baghdad, near the ruins of the ancient city of Ur. The capital of the Dhi Qar Governorate

Background imageMesopotamia Collection: Iraq - View over the rooftops of Nasiriyah

Iraq - View over the rooftops of Nasiriyah
Iraq - View over the rooftops Nasiriyah - situated on the lower Euphrates, south-southeast of Baghdad, near the ruins of the ancient city of Ur. The capital of the Dhi Qar Governorate

Background imageMesopotamia Collection: Iraq - Amara, on the banks of the River Tigris

Iraq - Amara, on the banks of the River Tigris
Iraq - Amara (Amarah), on the banks of the River Tigris. Date: circa 1917

Background imageMesopotamia Collection: Iraq - Whiteley Bridge, Basra

Iraq - Whiteley Bridge, Basra. Date: circa 1917

Background imageMesopotamia Collection: Iraq - Railway Station, Baghdad

Iraq - Railway Station, Baghdad. Date: circa 1917

Background imageMesopotamia Collection: Iraq - Side View of the Whiteley Bridge, Basra

Iraq - Side View of the Whiteley Bridge, Basra. Date: circa 1917

Background imageMesopotamia Collection: Iraq - The Strand, Basra

Iraq - The Strand, Basra. Date: circa 1917

Background imageMesopotamia Collection: Iraq - Kora Creek, Basra

Iraq - Kora Creek, Basra. Date: circa 1917

Background imageMesopotamia Collection: Iraq - The Strand - Postal and Telegraph Office, Basra

Iraq - The Strand - Postal and Telegraph Office, Basra. Date: circa 1917

Background imageMesopotamia Collection: Iraq - Customs House, Basra

Iraq - Customs House, Basra. Date: circa 1917

Background imageMesopotamia Collection: Iraq - Ordnance Depot, Basra

Iraq - Ordnance Depot, Basra. Date: circa 1917

Background imageMesopotamia Collection: Iraq - The British General Hospital, Basra

Iraq - The British General Hospital, Basra. Date: circa 1917

Background imageMesopotamia Collection: Iraq - Across the Kora, Basra

Iraq - Across the Kora, Basra. Date: circa 1917

Background imageMesopotamia Collection: Iraq - The Mouth of the Ashar Creek, Basra

Iraq - The Mouth of the Ashar Creek, Basra. Date: circa 1917

Background imageMesopotamia Collection: Iraq - Engineer Field Park, Basra

Iraq - Engineer Field Park, Basra. Date: circa 1917

Background imageMesopotamia Collection: Iraq - Ashar Creek, Basra

Iraq - Ashar Creek, Basra. Date: circa 1917

Background imageMesopotamia Collection: Iraq - Supply and Transport Depot, Basra

Iraq - Supply and Transport Depot, Basra. Date: circa 1917

Background imageMesopotamia Collection: British Camp at Ali Gharbi, Iraq (Mesopotamia)

British Camp at Ali Gharbi, Iraq (Mesopotamia) - WW1 era. Date: circa 1917

Background imageMesopotamia Collection: Iraq - Creek-side Arab Coffee Shops, Basra

Iraq - Creek-side Arab Coffee Shops, Basra. Date: circa 1917

Background imageMesopotamia Collection: Iraq - The Government House, Basra

Iraq - The Government House, Basra. Date: circa 1917

Background imageMesopotamia Collection: Iraq - Ashar Creek and Coffee Shops, Basra

Iraq - Ashar Creek and Coffee Shops, Basra. Date: circa 1917

Background imageMesopotamia Collection: Iraq - Marine Repair Shop and Customs, Basra

Iraq - Marine Repair Shop and Customs, Basra. Date: circa 1917

Background imageMesopotamia Collection: Shipping on the Shatt al Arab - Iraq

Shipping on the Shatt al Arab - Iraq
Shipping on the Shatt al Arab - a river formed at the confluence of the Euphrates and Tigris rivers in the town of al-Qurnah in the Basra Governorate of southern Iraq. Date: circa 1917

Background imageMesopotamia Collection: Iraq - Captured Turkish (Ottoman) guns at Basra

Iraq - Captured Turkish (Ottoman) guns at Basra
Iraq - Iraq - Captured Turkish (Ottoman) guns at Basra Date: circa 1917

Background imageMesopotamia Collection: Iraq - Ezra's Tomb on the right bank of the River Tigris

Iraq - Ezra's Tomb on the right bank of the River Tigris
Iraq - Ezra's Tomb on the right bank (Western shore) of the River Tigris. Date: circa 1917

Background imageMesopotamia Collection: Iraq - River Scene on the Euphrates River

Iraq - River Scene on the Euphrates River. Date: circa 1917



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EDITORS COMMENTS

Discover the wonders of Mesopotamia, an ancient civilization steeped in history and marvels. Step into the mythical Hanging Gardens of Babylon, a breathtaking oasis suspended in the sky. Imagine witnessing an Assyrian king commanding his chariot with unparalleled power and grandeur. Travel back to World War I as you embark on HMS Sedgefly, a river gunboat navigating through the heart of Mesopotamia. Experience the bravery of Irish soldiers entrenched in their trenches, fighting for honor and survival. Marvel at the intricate beauty of the Ishtar Gate, its reconstruction transporting you to a bygone era. Behold 3000 BC cuneiform writing etched onto clay slabs, offering a glimpse into one of humanity's earliest forms of communication. Admire Babylonia's majestic lion that adorned the Processional Wall alongside stunning Babylonian wall tiles. Immerse yourself in Ancient Mesopotamia's rich heritage and architectural wonders that continue to captivate minds even today. Mesopotamia - where legends come alive and history unfolds before your eyes.

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