![](/site/assets/files/18212/thumbnail_susa_acropolis_excavations1.jpg) Susa, Excavation of the acropolis
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![](/site/assets/files/13041/thumbnail_kurangun_left_panel.jpg) Kurangun, Relief, Left panel
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![](/site/assets/files/17996/thumbnail_elamite.jpg) Persepolis, Apadana, East Stairs, Elamite
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![](/site/assets/files/17727/thumbnail_chogha_zanbil1.jpg) Choga Zanbil, Ziggurat, View from the southeast; outer temenos wall in front
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![](/site/assets/files/19870/thumbnail_herodotus3_map.gif) Map of the ancient Near East
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![](/site/assets/files/17733/thumbnail_chogha_zanbil_canal.jpg) Choga Zanbil, Ziggurat, Water canal
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![](/site/assets/files/18312/thumbnail_susa_temple_shutrukkides_louvre02.jpg) Susa, Temple of the Šutrukids, Relief
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![](/site/assets/files/8888/thumbnail_haft_tepe_ziqqurat_1-2.jpg) Haft Tepe, Ziggurat?
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![](/site/assets/files/17717/thumbnail_choga_zanbil_doorknob_vat.jpg) Choga Zanbil, Ziggurat, Doorknob (Rome)
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![](/site/assets/files/17713/thumbnail_choga_zanbil_arch.jpg) Choga Zanbil, Ziggurat, Arch
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![](/site/assets/files/18222/thumbnail_susa_arrowheads_susa_museum.jpg) Susa, Neo-Elamite arrowheads
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![](/site/assets/files/17722/thumbnail_choga_zanbil_royal_palace2.jpg) Choga Zanbil, Royal Palace
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![](/site/assets/files/18275/thumbnail_susa_mace_mi_susa_museum.jpg) Susa, Neo-Elamite mace
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![](/site/assets/files/40233/thumbnail_nearchus_map.gif) Map of Alexander's Return
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![](/site/assets/files/7155/thumbnail_behistun_relief_27_assina_leen.jpg) Behistun, Darius' relief, ššina
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![](/site/assets/files/17825/thumbnail_elamite_snake_throne_patrick.jpg) Naqš-e Rustam, Elamite relief, Snake throne
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![](/site/assets/files/17730/thumbnail_chogha_zanbil4.jpg) Choga Zanbil, Ziggurat, Northeastern side
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![](/site/assets/files/4966/thumbnail_marun1.jpg) The river Marun
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![](/site/assets/files/18313/thumbnail_susa_temple_shutrukkides_louvre09.jpg) Susa, Temple of the Šutrukids, Relief: the bull-man
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![](/site/assets/files/18257/thumbnail_susa_donjon.jpg) Susa, the "donjon", seen from the northwest
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![](/site/assets/files/18223/thumbnail_susa_basrelief_louvre1.jpg) Susa, Middle-Elamite basrelief of warrior gods
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![](/site/assets/files/18310/thumbnail_susa_stele_shutruru_louvre1.jpg) Susa, Stela of Šutruru
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![](/site/assets/files/17725/thumbnail_choga_zanbil_small_gate.jpg) Choga Zanbil, Ziggurat, Small gate
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![](/site/assets/files/16808/thumbnail_alex_map_07.gif) Map of Alexander's Mesopotamian Campaigns
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![](/site/assets/files/18273/thumbnail_susa_miii_fish_louvre.jpg) Susa, Stone fish
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![](/site/assets/files/17750/thumbnail_chogha_zanbil_woman_temple.jpg) Choga Zanbil, Temple of Išnikarab
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![](/site/assets/files/19901/thumbnail_susa_map.gif) Map of Susa, Achaemenid Palace
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![](/site/assets/files/7269/thumbnail_royal_road_map.gif) Map of Alexander's Zagros Campaign
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![](/site/assets/files/8882/thumbnail_haft_tepe.jpg) Haft Tepe, Excavations
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![](/site/assets/files/17721/thumbnail_choga_zanbil_model_louvre.jpg) Choga Zanbil, Model
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![](/site/assets/files/17729/thumbnail_chogha_zanbil3.jpg) Choga Zanbil, Inner Court, Wall
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![](/site/assets/files/18271/thumbnail_susa_miii_axe_louvre.jpg) Susa, Battle axe
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![](/site/assets/files/18311/thumbnail_susa_stratum_i_louvre3.jpg) Susa, Relief with the sacrifice of goat
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![](/site/assets/files/7181/thumbnail_cyrus_ansan_seal.gif) Seal of Cyrus of Anšan
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![](/site/assets/files/17742/thumbnail_chogha_zanbil_paint.jpg) Choga Zanbil, Ziggurat, Wall, Traces of paint
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![](/site/assets/files/17724/thumbnail_choga_zanbil_sherds.jpg) Choga Zanbil, Outer Court, Sherds
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![](/site/assets/files/17740/thumbnail_chogha_zanbil_knob_tehran.jpg) Choga Zanbil, Ziggurat, Doorknob (Tehran)
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![](/site/assets/files/17734/thumbnail_chogha_zanbil_entrance1.jpg) Choga Zanbil, Ziggurat, Gate, Building inscription
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![](/site/assets/files/18254/thumbnail_susa_de_morgan_s_pillar.jpg) Susa, De Morgan's Pillar
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![](/site/assets/files/18274/thumbnail_susa_miii_goblet_susa_museum.jpg) Susa, Goblet
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![](/site/assets/files/17739/thumbnail_chogha_zanbil_knob_susa.jpg) Choga Zanbil, Ziggurat, Doorknob (Susa)
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![](/site/assets/files/17745/thumbnail_chogha_zanbil_statue_base.jpg) Choga Zanbil, Inner Court, Statue base (or sun dial?)
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![](/site/assets/files/40940/thumbnail_susa_temple_shutrukkides_louvre08.jpg) Susa, Temple of the Šutrukids, Goddess
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![](/site/assets/files/17960/thumbnail_02_elamites_2.jpg) Persepolis, Apadana, East Stairs, Southern part, Elamites
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![](/site/assets/files/17836/thumbnail_naqsh-e_rustam_elamite2.jpg) Naqš-e Rustam, Elamite relief of a man
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![](/site/assets/files/17715/thumbnail_choga_zanbil_cow_tehran_museum.jpg) Choga Zanbil, Inner Court, Statue of a cow
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![](/site/assets/files/19902/thumbnail_susa_overview_map.gif) Map of Susa
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![](/site/assets/files/18276/thumbnail_susa_model_louvre2.jpg) Susa, Middle-Elamite model of a sun ritual
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![](/site/assets/files/17746/thumbnail_chogha_zanbil_statue_repository.jpg) Choga Zanbil, Inner Court, Statue repository
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![](/site/assets/files/18213/thumbnail_susa_adda-hamiti-inshushinak_louvre1.jpg) Susa, Stela of Adda-hamiti-Inšušinak
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![](/site/assets/files/16809/thumbnail_alex_map_08.gif) Map of Alexander's Persian Campaign
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![](/site/assets/files/17711/thumbnail_choga_zanbil_04.jpg) Choga Zanbil, Ziggurat, Large walls of brick covering an inner core of tiles
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![](/site/assets/files/17961/thumbnail_02_elamites_3.jpg) Persepolis, Apadana, East Stairs, Southern part, Elamites
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![](/site/assets/files/5764/thumbnail_naqsh-e_rustam_elamite1.jpg) Naqš-e Rustam, Elamite relief, Elamite goddess wearing a mural crown
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![](/site/assets/files/18255/thumbnail_susa_decoration_louvre.jpg) Susa, Neo-Elamite decoration (dragon)
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![](/site/assets/files/17748/thumbnail_chogha_zanbil_water_refinery1.jpg) Choga Zanbil, Water refinery
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![](/site/assets/files/8880/thumbnail_haft_tepe_face2.jpg) Haft Tepe, Royal tombs, Mask
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![](/site/assets/files/8879/thumbnail_haft_tepe_face1.jpg) Haft Tepe, Royal tombs, Mask
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![](/site/assets/files/17728/thumbnail_chogha_zanbil2.jpg) Choga Zanbil, Ziggurat, Main access
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![](/site/assets/files/4303/thumbnail_chogha_zanbil_sundial.jpg) Choga Zanbil, Ziggurat, Sundial (or pedestal of a statue)
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![](/site/assets/files/8887/thumbnail_haft_tepe_ziqqurat_1-1.jpg) Haft Tepe, Ziggurat?
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![](/site/assets/files/17744/thumbnail_chogha_zanbil_postgate2.jpg) Choga Zanbil, Ziggurat, Inner gate, Lock with Inscription
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![](/site/assets/files/4699/thumbnail_hammurabi_codex.jpg) Upper part of the Codex of Hammurabi; taken from Babylon to Susa, it was excavated in what is now Iran.
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![](/site/assets/files/17959/thumbnail_02_elamites_1.jpg) Persepolis, Apadana, East Stairs, Southern part, Elamites
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![](/site/assets/files/4947/thumbnail_eulaeus.jpg) The Dez near Choga Zanbil
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![](/site/assets/files/17723/thumbnail_choga_zanbil_royal_tombs5.jpg) Choga Zanbil, Royal Palace, Tombs
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![](/site/assets/files/17749/thumbnail_chogha_zanbil_water_refinery2.jpg) Choga Zanbil, Water refinery
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![](/site/assets/files/18302/thumbnail_susa_puzar-inshushinak_inscr_louvre.jpg) Susa, Dedication to Inšušinak
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![](/site/assets/files/18306/thumbnail_susa_silver_louvre2.jpg) Susa, Silver rhyton
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![](/site/assets/files/4541/thumbnail_zagros-5-elam.jpg) Zagros, Geological layers, east of Yasuj
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![](/site/assets/files/40941/thumbnail_susa_temple_shutrukkides_louvre03.jpg) Susa, Temple of the Šutrukids, Inscription
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![](/site/assets/files/17719/thumbnail_choga_zanbil_gargoil.jpg) Choga Zanbil, Ziggurat, Gargoyle
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![](/site/assets/files/6087/thumbnail_parthian_prince.jpg) Head of a bronze statue of a Parthian prince, found at Shami, Khuzestan
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![](/site/assets/files/17736/thumbnail_chogha_zanbil_foot.jpg) Choga Zanbil, Inner Court, Footprint
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![](/site/assets/files/13038/thumbnail_kurangun_central_and_right_panel.jpg) Kurangun, Relief, Central and right panel
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![](/site/assets/files/18272/thumbnail_susa_miii_banquet_louvre.jpg) Susa, Stone relief with a banquet scene
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![](/site/assets/files/18265/thumbnail_susa_foundation_text_darius_elamite_louvre.jpg) Susa, Apadana, Inscription DSf (Elamite)
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![](/site/assets/files/18266/thumbnail_susa_funerary_portrait_louvre.jpg) Susa, Funerary portrait
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![](/site/assets/files/17741/thumbnail_chogha_zanbil_knobs_louvre.jpg) Choga Zanbil, Ziggurat, Doorknobs (Paris)
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![](/site/assets/files/17743/thumbnail_chogha_zanbil_postgate1.jpg) Choga Zanbil, Ziggurat, Inner gate, Lock
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![](/site/assets/files/17714/thumbnail_choga_zanbil_before_gate.jpg) Choga Zanbil, Outer Court, Temple in front of the Royal Gate
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![](/site/assets/files/17735/thumbnail_chogha_zanbil_entrance2.jpg) Choga Zanbil, Ziggurat, Gate, Building inscription
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![](/site/assets/files/8883/thumbnail_haft_tepe1.jpg) Haft Tepe, General view
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![](/site/assets/files/13037/thumbnail_kurangun_drawing.jpg) Kurangun, Relief, Drawing
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![](/site/assets/files/17718/thumbnail_choga_zanbil_eastern_temples.jpg) Choga Zanbil, Outer Court, Eastern temples (Napratep, Shimut and Nin Ali, Shalu, and Pinikir)
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![](/site/assets/files/13040/thumbnail_kurangun_context.jpg) Kurangun, General View
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![](/site/assets/files/18277/thumbnail_susa_napirasu_louvre1.jpg) Susa, Statue of queen Napirasu, wife of Untaš-Napiriša
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![](/site/assets/files/46775/thumbnail_nineveh_soldier_berlin.jpg) Nineveh, Palace of Aššurbanipal, Soldier with a captured bull and a female slave from Elam
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![](/site/assets/files/18200/thumbnail_awan_kinglist_louvre.jpg) Susa, The Awan King List
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![](/site/assets/files/13042/thumbnail_kurangun_right_panel.jpg) Kurangun, Rock relief, Right panel
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![](/site/assets/files/17751/thumbnail_model_cz_rmo.jpg) Choga Zanbil, Ziggurat, Model
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![](/site/assets/files/18244/thumbnail_susa_darius_statue_subject_r03.jpg) Susa, Statue of Darius, Subject '3ylm "Chiefs of Irem" (Elam)
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![](/site/assets/files/6278/thumbnail_behistun_relief_24_martiya_leen.jpg) Behistun, Darius' relief, Martiya
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![](/site/assets/files/8886/thumbnail_haft_tepe_ziqqurat_2.jpg) Haft Tepe, Palace Ruins?
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![](/site/assets/files/4931/thumbnail_pasitigris.jpg) The Karun at Ahvaz
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![](/site/assets/files/8884/thumbnail_haft_tepe_royal_tomb.jpg) Haft Tepe, Royal Tomb
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![](/site/assets/files/17720/thumbnail_choga_zanbil_gate_third_wall.jpg) Choga Zanbil, Outer Wall and Eastern Gate, near the Royal Palace
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![](/site/assets/files/17738/thumbnail_chogha_zanbil_knob_bm.jpg) Choga Zanbil, Ziggurat, Doorknob (London)
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![](/site/assets/files/17716/thumbnail_choga_zanbil_doorknob_kmkg.jpg) Choga Zanbil, Ziggurat, Doorknob (Brussels)
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![](/site/assets/files/8885/thumbnail_haft_tepe2.jpg) Haft Tepe, Great Hall
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![](/site/assets/files/17712/thumbnail_choga_zanbil_2nd_wall.jpg) Choga Zanbil, Outer wall
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![](/site/assets/files/18211/thumbnail_susa_acropolis.jpg) Susa, Acropolis from the north
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![](/site/assets/files/17731/thumbnail_chogha_zanbil5.jpg) Choga Zanbil, Inner court, Southwestern part
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![](/site/assets/files/18314/thumbnail_susa_temple_shutrukkides_louvre11.jpg) Susa, Temple of the Šutrukids, Relief
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![](/site/assets/files/13043/thumbnail_kurangun_panel_view.jpg) Kurangun, Rock relief, Overview
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![](/site/assets/files/41627/thumbnail_susa_acropolis_excavations2.jpg) Susa, Acropolis
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![](/site/assets/files/13039/thumbnail_kurangun_central_panel.jpg) Kurangun, Relief, Central panel
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![](/site/assets/files/17732/thumbnail_chogha_zanbil6.jpg) Choga Zanbil, Ziggurat, View from the northeast; in front a field full of sherds
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![](/site/assets/files/2170/thumbnail_susa_apadana2.jpg) Susa, Apadana. The king's throne stood on the large square stone to the left, below.
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![](/site/assets/files/17747/thumbnail_chogha_zanbil_wall_w_drain.jpg) Choga Zanbil, Ziggurat, Drain (close to the southern corner)
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![](/site/assets/files/8881/thumbnail_haft_tepe_face3.jpg) Haft Tepe, Royal tombs, Mask
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![](/site/assets/files/17737/thumbnail_chogha_zanbil_gate.jpg) Choga Zanbil, Outer Court, Entrance
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![](/site/assets/files/18321/thumbnail_treaty_naram-sin_elam_louvre.jpg) Susa, Treaty between Naram-Sin and Elam
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