This category covers the area that was once called Canaan, or Beyhn Nahrîn, or Eber Nâri, or Bilad al-Sham, or the Levant, or Greater Syria. In other words, Syria, Jorda, Lebanon, Israel and the Palestine territories.
![](/site/assets/files/6660/thumbnail_nahr_al-kalb_16-17_1.jpg) Nahr al-Kalb, Reliefs of Ramesses II (left) and Esarhaddon
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![](/site/assets/files/3619/thumbnail_rujm_al-malfouf1.jpg) Rujm al-Malfouf: the tower itself
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![](/site/assets/files/8918/thumbnail_moabite_warrior-god_louvre.jpg) Moabite warrior god
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![](/site/assets/files/47718/thumbnail_ayn_dara_lion_1.jpg) Ain Dara, Lion
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![](/site/assets/files/51067/thumbnail_byblus_persian_terrace_07.jpg) Byblos, Persian terrace, Wall
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![](/site/assets/files/47719/thumbnail_ayn_dara_orthostats11_ab.jpg) Ain Dara, Decoration of the stairs
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![](/site/assets/files/43030/thumbnail_enkomi_bronze_statuette_1_cmn.jpg) Enkomi, Building 18, Statuette of a Seated deity
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![](/site/assets/files/55858/thumbnail_tell_sheikh_hamad_god_deir_es-zor.jpg) Tell Sheikh Hamad, Solar disk
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![](/site/assets/files/5161/thumbnail_litani_zahle.jpg) The upper reachtes of the Litani River in Zahle
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![](/site/assets/files/45427/thumbnail_amman_figurine_iron_ii_mus_amman.jpg) Amman, Iron Age II figurine
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![](/site/assets/files/45833/thumbnail_ugarit_copper_axe_aleppo_museum1.jpg) Ugarit, Copper and steel axe
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![](/site/assets/files/62415/thumbnail_sidon_throne_astarte_hellenistic_1_nmb1.jpg) Sidon, Bustan esh-Sheikh, Throne of Astarte
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![](/site/assets/files/40198/thumbnail_coin_byblos_siv_ship_nmb.jpg) Coin from Byblos: Phoenician ship
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![](/site/assets/files/10079/thumbnail_tell_ahmar_ivory_aleppo_museum.jpg) Tell Ahmar, Procession of servants
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![](/site/assets/files/57010/thumbnail_orontes_source_3-1.jpg) Orontes, Source
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![](/site/assets/files/1375/thumbnail_bargylus.jpg) The Bargylus Mountains, seen from the road from Antioch to Seleucia.
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![](/site/assets/files/45783/thumbnail_beth_shean_tel1.jpg) Beth Shean, Hill
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![](/site/assets/files/51101/thumbnail_byblos_bullshead_lb_nmb.jpg) Byblos, Bull's head
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![](/site/assets/files/51097/thumbnail_byblus_t_obelisks_statuette_2_nmb.jpg) Byblos, Temple with the obelisks, Statuette of a deity
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![](/site/assets/files/66642/thumbnail_jericho_plastered_skull_1_jordanmus.jpg) Jericho, Skull from Pre-Pottery Neolithic B
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![](/site/assets/files/47720/thumbnail_ayn_dara_feet.jpg) Ain Dara, Entrance, Feet
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![](/site/assets/files/18970/thumbnail_nahr_al-kalb_06_assyrian.jpg) Nahr al-Kalb, Relief of an unidentified Assyrian king
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![](/site/assets/files/8621/thumbnail_orontes_and_tell_kadesh.jpg) The Orontes and Tell Kadesh
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![](/site/assets/files/5129/thumbnail_ammon-moab-edom.gif) Biblical genealogy
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![](/site/assets/files/45759/thumbnail_zincirli_excavations_03.jpg) Zincirli, Excavations
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![](/site/assets/files/45836/thumbnail_ugarit_gate.jpg) Entrance to the Royal Palace of Ugarit
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![](/site/assets/files/56529/thumbnail_bekaa_south.jpg) The southern Bekaa valley
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![](/site/assets/files/51102/thumbnail_byblos_royal_tomb_i_abi_chemou_pot_nmb1.jpg) Byblos, Royal Tomb I (Abi Chemou), Pot
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![](/site/assets/files/3063/thumbnail_jehu.jpg) Nimrud, Black obelisk of Šalmaneser III: tribute of king Jehu of Israel
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![](/site/assets/files/47723/thumbnail_ayn_dara_orthostats09.jpg) Ain Dara, Orthostat of a sphinx
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![](/site/assets/files/45761/thumbnail_zincirli_egyptian_ivory_six-vii_pergamonmuseum.jpg) Zincirli, Egyptian ivory
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![](/site/assets/files/8217/thumbnail_assyrian_treaty_antakya.jpg) The Antakya Stela
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![](/site/assets/files/26845/thumbnail_tyre_egyptian_port09.jpg) Tyre, City, The submerged southern part of the city
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![](/site/assets/files/47716/thumbnail_ayn_dara_temple_ab1.jpg) Ain Dara, Temple from the southeast
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![](/site/assets/files/43034/thumbnail_enkomi_bronze_statuette_5_cmn.jpg) Enkomi, Statuette of a bull
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![](/site/assets/files/1342/thumbnail_tell_brak_letter_about_mitanni_seal_deir_es-zor.jpg) Tell Brak, Cuneiform letter
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![](/site/assets/files/47087/thumbnail_minerals_potash_jordanmus.jpg) Potash
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![](/site/assets/files/11449/thumbnail_tal_dayr_alla_bileam_jordanmus.jpg) Deir 'Alla Inscription
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![](/site/assets/files/51081/thumbnail_byblus_t_baalat_01.jpg) Byblos, Temple of Baalat
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![](/site/assets/files/51096/thumbnail_byblus_t_obelisks_lamb_axe_ab.jpg) Byblos, Temple with the obelisks, Axe
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![](/site/assets/files/51084/thumbnail_byblus_baboons_mb_nmb_ab.jpg) Byblos, Statuettes of baboons
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![](/site/assets/files/51068/thumbnail_byblus_tower_svii_near_persian_fortifications_02.jpg) Byblos, Phoenician tower
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![](/site/assets/files/18404/thumbnail_nineveh_sennacherib_phoenician_ship_bm.jpg) Nineveh, Palace of Senacherib, Phoenician ship
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![](/site/assets/files/51065/thumbnail_byblus_royal_tombs_1.jpg) Byblos, Royal Tombs, Sarcophagus
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![](/site/assets/files/45811/thumbnail_megiddo_ivory_israel_museum1.jpg) One of the Megiddo ivories
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![](/site/assets/files/19128/thumbnail_tyre_phoenician_wall.jpg) Tyre, Phoenician wall
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![](/site/assets/files/47722/thumbnail_ayn_dara_orthostats08.jpg) Ain Dara, Orthostats of a sphinx and a lion
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![](/site/assets/files/6263/thumbnail_kfardebian_natural_bridge_1.jpg) Natural bridge near Kfardebian
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![](/site/assets/files/18020/thumbnail_apadana_n_stairs-syrians.jpg) Persepolis, Apadana, North Stairs, Tribute Bearers, Syrians
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![](/site/assets/files/51042/thumbnail_byblus_neolithic_site_06.jpg) Byblos, Neolithic site
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![](/site/assets/files/19144/thumbnail_tyre_stele_ramesses_ii_1_nmb.jpg) Tyre, Stele of Ramesses II and Ra-Horakhty
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![](/site/assets/files/45806/thumbnail_megiddo_bronze_age_sanctuary2_model.jpg) Megiddo, Bronze Age sanctuary, model
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![](/site/assets/files/5371/thumbnail_sahara_awjila.jpg) The desert north of Awjila
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![](/site/assets/files/45835/thumbnail_ugarit_el_aleppo_museum.jpg) Ugarit, Stele with the king of Ugarit in front of the god El
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![](/site/assets/files/18799/thumbnail_baalbek_sounding_finds_2.jpg) Baalbek, temple of Jupiter, Great Court, Deep sounding, Finds
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![](/site/assets/files/47084/thumbnail_minerals_manganese_ore_jordanmus.jpg) Manganese ore
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![](/site/assets/files/43335/thumbnail_karatepe_north_gate_40-1.jpg) Karatepe, North Gate relief, Bes
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![](/site/assets/files/46926/thumbnail_phoenician_rhyton_nmd.jpg) Phoenician rhython in Assyrian style
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![](/site/assets/files/51071/thumbnail_byblus_great_residence_2_ab.jpg) Byblos, Great Residence, Wall
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![](/site/assets/files/47080/thumbnail_minerals_copper_ore_jordanmus.jpg) Copper ore
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![](/site/assets/files/45779/thumbnail_beth_shean_canaanite_stela_israel_museum.jpg) Beth Shean, Canaanite stele with a lion and dog
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![](/site/assets/files/16807/thumbnail_alex_map_05.gif) Map of Alexander's Levantine Campaign
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![](/site/assets/files/10085/thumbnail_zincirli-gershin_hadad_pergamonmuseum2_ab.jpg) Zincirli-Gerdshin, Statue of Hadad
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![](/site/assets/files/51076/thumbnail_byblus_l-shaped_temple_5.jpg) Byblos, L-shaped temple
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![](/site/assets/files/47549/thumbnail_asian_pow_kmkg.jpg) Asian POW
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![](/site/assets/files/13424/thumbnail_murex_nmb.jpg) A murex shell
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![](/site/assets/files/10084/thumbnail_zincirli_n_hall_orthostats_pergamonmuseum.jpg) Zincirli, Northern hall, orthostat of king Barrakib receiving a scribe
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![](/site/assets/files/17970/thumbnail_08_syrians_1.jpg) Persepolis, Apadana, East Stairs, Southern part, Syrians
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![](/site/assets/files/45434/thumbnail_amman_egyptian_style_statue1.jpg) Amman, Egyptianizing relief
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![](/site/assets/files/43318/thumbnail_karchemish_lion-fight_2_aam_kees.jpg) Karchemish, Neo-Hittite relief of a fight against a lion
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![](/site/assets/files/45805/thumbnail_megiddo_bronze_age_sanctuary2.jpg) Megiddo, Bronze Age sanctuary
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![](/site/assets/files/46930/thumbnail_byblos_royal_tomb_v_sarcophagus_ahirom_01_nmb.jpg) Byblos, Royal Tomb V, Sarcophagus of Ahirom
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![](/site/assets/files/17971/thumbnail_08_syrians_2.jpg) Persepolis, Apadana, East Stairs, Southern part, Syrians
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![](/site/assets/files/47721/thumbnail_ayn_dara_orthostats04.jpg) Ain Dara, Orthostats of two lions an a sphinx
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![](/site/assets/files/8503/thumbnail_til-barsip_assyrian_dignitaries_aleppo_museum.jpg) Tell Ahmar, Two Assyrian courtiers
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![](/site/assets/files/46924/thumbnail_byblus_persian_terrace_lion_03.jpg) Byblos, Persian terrace, Lion
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![](/site/assets/files/56455/thumbnail_chouf_cedars_26_ab.jpg) Barouk, Cedar
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![](/site/assets/files/43333/thumbnail_karatepe_north_gate_35.jpg) Karatepe, North Gate relief, Winged demon (copy)
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![](/site/assets/files/43317/thumbnail_karchemish_gilgamesh_aam.jpg) Karchemish, Neo-Hittite relief of a hero (Gilgameš?) with animals
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![](/site/assets/files/45812/thumbnail_megiddo_grain_storage_jerobeam_ii3.jpg) Megiddo, Iron Age grain storage
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![](/site/assets/files/46933/thumbnail_bustan_esh-sheikh_t_eshmun_babylonian_terrace_1.jpg) Sidon, Bustan esh-Sheikh, Babylonian terrace
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![](/site/assets/files/51062/thumbnail_byblus_s_port.jpg) Byblos, Southern Port
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![](/site/assets/files/51104/thumbnail_byblus_royal_tomb_ii_egyptian_pectoral_2_ip-chemou-abi_nmb_ab.jpg) Byblos, Royal Tomb II (Ip-Chemou-Abi), Pectoral (1)
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![](/site/assets/files/45435/thumbnail_amman_egyptian_style_statue3_2.jpg) Amman, Egyptianizing relief
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![](/site/assets/files/51066/thumbnail_byblos_royal_tomb_i.jpg) Byblos, Royal Tomb I (Abi Chemou)
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![](/site/assets/files/47671/thumbnail_hazor_pharaoh_sxx_israel_mus1.jpg) Hazor, Head of a pharaoh of the Twentieth Dynasty
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![](/site/assets/files/51103/thumbnail_byblos_royal_tomb_i_scimitar_1_nmb.jpg) Byblos, Royal Tomb I (Abi Chemou), Scimitar
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![](/site/assets/files/51108/thumbnail_byblos_royal_tomb_v_sarcophagus_ahirom_ivory_01_nmb.jpg) Byblos, Royal Tomb V (Ahirom), Relief of a bull and griffin
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![](/site/assets/files/51087/thumbnail_byblus_t_baalat_statue_osorkon_ii_nmb_ab.jpg) Byblos, Statue of pharaoh Osorkon II
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![](/site/assets/files/45782/thumbnail_beth_shean_tel_egyptian_governor2.jpg) Beth Shean, House of the Egyptian governor
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![](/site/assets/files/17248/thumbnail_megiddo_protoaeolian2.jpg) Megddo, Badly damaged Proto-Aeolic capital
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![](/site/assets/files/8666/thumbnail_bcharre_phoenician_tomb_3.jpg) Bsharre, Phoenician tomb
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![](/site/assets/files/43033/thumbnail_enkomi_statuette_deity_sxiv_cmn.jpg) Enkomi, Figurine of the "Smiting god"
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![](/site/assets/files/18978/thumbnail_nahr_al-kalb_14_ramesses_ii.jpg) Nahr al-Kalb, Relief of Ramesses II
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![](/site/assets/files/45425/thumbnail_amman_raghadan_palace_anthropoid_coffins1.jpg) Amman, Raghadan Palace, Coffins
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![](/site/assets/files/8628/thumbnail_orontes2.jpg) The Orontes north of Kadesh
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![](/site/assets/files/18971/thumbnail_nahr_al-kalb_07_assyrian.jpg) Nahr al-Kalb, relief of an unidentified Assyrian king
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![](/site/assets/files/43316/thumbnail_karchemish_chimaera_aam.jpg) Karchemish, Neo-Hittite relief of a mythological creature
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![](/site/assets/files/51088/thumbnail_byblus_rider_kmkg.jpg) Byblos, Figurine of horseman
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![](/site/assets/files/62421/thumbnail_sidon_pottery_nmb_2_ab.jpg) Sidon, Bronze Age bottle
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![](/site/assets/files/56453/thumbnail_chouf_cedars_01_ab.jpg) Barouk, Cedar seed
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![](/site/assets/files/51100/thumbnail_byblus_t_obelisks_obelisk_abi-shemou_nmb2.jpg) Byblos, Temple with the obelisks, Obelisk of Abi Chemou
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![](/site/assets/files/18963/thumbnail_nahr_al-kalb1.jpg) Nahr al-Kalb
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![](/site/assets/files/51086/thumbnail_byblus_bes_mb_nmb.jpg) Byblos, Statuette of Bes
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![](/site/assets/files/46934/thumbnail_sidon_t_eshmun_svi_votive_stele_iam.jpg) Sidon, Bustan esh-Sheikh, Egyptianizing head
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![](/site/assets/files/8156/thumbnail_antioch_orontes.jpg) The Orontes at Antioch
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![](/site/assets/files/47085/thumbnail_minerals_oil_shale_jordanmus.jpg) Oil shale
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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/10086/thumbnail_zincirli_column_base_sphinxes_pergamonmuseum.jpg) Zincirli, Column base: a double sphinx
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![](/site/assets/files/45780/thumbnail_beth_shean_mekal_israel_museum.jpg) Beth Shean, Dedication to Mekal
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![](/site/assets/files/19147/thumbnail_tyre_tomb_hiram_jh.jpg) The so-called "Tomb of Hiram"
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![](/site/assets/files/18884/thumbnail_beirut_excavation_port_round_tower.jpg) Beirut, Tell, round tower
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![](/site/assets/files/43319/thumbnail_karchemish_winged_demons_aam.jpg) Karchemish, Neo-Hittite relief of two winged demons
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![](/site/assets/files/4335/thumbnail_coin_samaria-1.jpg) Samaria, Achaemenid coin with iconographic parallels from Persepolis
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![](/site/assets/files/51063/thumbnail_byblus_funerary_stele_sv_b_nmb.jpg) Byblos, Phoenician funerary inscription
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![](/site/assets/files/56528/thumbnail_beqaa_pano_qsarnaba_7.jpg) The Bekaa valley from Qsarnaba
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![](/site/assets/files/47086/thumbnail_minerals_phosphates_jordanmus.jpg) Phosphate
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![](/site/assets/files/10128/thumbnail_map_ane.jpg) The ancient Near East
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![](/site/assets/files/4333/thumbnail_samaria_view.jpg) Samaria
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![](/site/assets/files/8919/thumbnail_balu_stele_mus_amman2.jpg) Kir, Relief of the god Balu
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![](/site/assets/files/8913/thumbnail_louvre_moab_mesha.jpg) Dibon, Mesha Stela
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![](/site/assets/files/9568/thumbnail_phoen_ship_coin.jpg) Phoenician coin with warship
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![](/site/assets/files/8622/thumbnail_orontes_plain_from_road_to_jablah.jpg) The Orontes plain from the road to Jablah
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![](/site/assets/files/51116/thumbnail_yarmouk03.jpg) Today, the Yarmouk is the border between Jordan in the south (R) and Syria and Israel in the north, This photo was taken from the Golan Heights.
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![](/site/assets/files/51064/thumbnail_byblus_royal_tombs_6.jpg) Byblos, Royal Tombs, Sarcophagus
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![](/site/assets/files/51077/thumbnail_byblus_l-shaped_temple_6_ab.jpg) Byblos, L-shaped temple, Well
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![](/site/assets/files/47732/thumbnail_ayn_dara_temple_ab2.jpg) Ain Dara, Temple from the south
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![](/site/assets/files/45781/thumbnail_beth_shean_tel_egyptian_governor_inscr.jpg) Beth Shean, House of the Egyptian governor, Doorpost tablet with the cartouches of Sety I
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![](/site/assets/files/43332/thumbnail_karatepe_north_gate_33.jpg) Karatepe, North Gate relief, Sphinx (copy)
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![](/site/assets/files/51105/thumbnail_byblus_royal_tombs_pectoral_nmb_ab.jpg) Byblos, Royal Tombs, Pectoral
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![](/site/assets/files/62282/thumbnail_byblos_royal_tomb_v_sarcophagus_ahirom_21_nmb.jpg) Byblos, Royal Tomb V (Ahirom), Relief of king Ahirom on his throne
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![](/site/assets/files/18980/thumbnail_nahr_al-kalb_16_ramesses_ii.jpg) Nahr al-Kalb, Relief of Ramesses II
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![](/site/assets/files/43242/thumbnail_phoenician-etrurian_dish_rmo.jpg) Phoenician-Etruscan dish
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![](/site/assets/files/3621/thumbnail_rujm_al-malfouf_rooms1.jpg) Rujm al-Malfouf, Storerooms
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![](/site/assets/files/1422/thumbnail_issus_3.jpg) Issus (Kinet Höyük), Ancient comb
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![](/site/assets/files/51045/thumbnail_byblus_preurban_settlement_03.jpg) Byblos, Pre-urban settlement
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![](/site/assets/files/47083/thumbnail_minerals_iron_ore_jordanmus.jpg) Iron ore
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![](/site/assets/files/51075/thumbnail_byblos_l-shaped_temple_artisans.jpg) Byblos, L-shaped temple, Artisans' quarter
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![](/site/assets/files/2426/thumbnail_israel_map.gif) Map of Israel, Judah, and other Iron Age Kingdoms
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![](/site/assets/files/18981/thumbnail_nahr_al-kalb_17_esarhaddon2.jpg) Nahr al-Kalb, Relief of Esarhaddon
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![](/site/assets/files/19909/thumbnail_tyre_siege_map.gif) Map of the siege of Tyre
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![](/site/assets/files/51094/thumbnail_byblus_t_obelisks_3_ab.jpg) Byblos, Temple with the obelisks, Entrance
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![](/site/assets/files/51107/thumbnail_byblos_royal_tomb_ii_pectoral_2_nmb.jpg) Byblos, Royal Tomb II (Ip-Chemou-Abi), Pectoral
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![](/site/assets/files/51095/thumbnail_byblus_t_obelisks_disk_ab.jpg) Byblos, Temple with the obelisks, Gold disk
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![](/site/assets/files/8667/thumbnail_bcharre_phoenician_tomb_7.jpg) Bsharre, Phoenician tomb, inside
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![](/site/assets/files/41572/thumbnail_nimrud_nubian_tribute_bearer_ny.jpg) Nimrud, Figurine of a Nubian tribute bearer
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![](/site/assets/files/51085/thumbnail_byblos_hathor_mb_nmb.jpg) Byblos, Statuette of Hathor
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![](/site/assets/files/4731/thumbnail_euphrates_near_zenobia4.jpg) The Euphrates at Zenobia
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![](/site/assets/files/19908/thumbnail_tyre_map.jpg) Map of the main excavations near Tyre
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![](/site/assets/files/4334/thumbnail_samaria_ivories_bm.jpg) Samaria ivories
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![](/site/assets/files/4635/thumbnail_silk_road_map.gif) The Silk Road
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![](/site/assets/files/1265/thumbnail_amioun_rock_tombs.jpg) Rock tombs in Amioun
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![](/site/assets/files/18006/thumbnail_syrians.jpg) Persepolis, Apadana, East Stairs, Syrians
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![](/site/assets/files/18822/thumbnail_baalbek_t_jupiter_court_deep_sounding.jpg) Baalbek, temple of Jupiter, Great Court, Deep sounding
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![](/site/assets/files/3622/thumbnail_rujm_al-malfouf_rooms3.jpg) Rujm al-Malfouf, Storerooms
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![](/site/assets/files/1488/thumbnail_cedar_qadisha.jpg) A cedar in the Qadisha valley
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![](/site/assets/files/45454/thumbnail_mutalluh_aam1.jpg) Melitene, Statue of Mutalluh
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![](/site/assets/files/5160/thumbnail_bekaa_valley.jpg) The Bekaa valley from the west
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![](/site/assets/files/18964/thumbnail_nahr_al-kalb_01_nebuchadnezzar_text12.jpg) Nahr al-Kalb, Inscription of Nebuchadnezzar
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![](/site/assets/files/45834/thumbnail_ugarit_cretan_vase_germain1.jpg) Ugarit, Cretan vase
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![](/site/assets/files/19287/thumbnail_wadi_migdal_mourners_bani_walid_museum3.jpg) Wadi Migdal, Relief of two mourners
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![](/site/assets/files/43336/thumbnail_karatepe_south_gate_10.jpg) Karatepe, South Gate relief, Musicians (copy)
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![](/site/assets/files/45428/thumbnail_amman_citadel_ammonite_king_sviii_jordanmus3.jpg) Amman, Citadel, Statue of an Ammonite King
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![](/site/assets/files/47717/thumbnail_ayn_dara_ab.jpg) Ain Dara, Tell
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![](/site/assets/files/45005/thumbnail_temple_adonis_ab.jpg) Dura Europos, Temple of Adonis
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![](/site/assets/files/10081/thumbnail_tell_fekheriye_king_deir_es-zor.jpg) Tell Fekheriye, Statue of king Hadad-yisi
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![](/site/assets/files/46932/thumbnail_phoenician_figurine_nmd.jpg) Phoenician figurines of deities
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![](/site/assets/files/45839/thumbnail_ugarit_tomb_rafanu2.jpg) Ugarit, Tomb of Rafanu
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![](/site/assets/files/2430/thumbnail_amman_citadel_ammonite_inscr02.jpg) Amman, Citadel Inscription
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![](/site/assets/files/46931/thumbnail_astarte_ivory_bm.jpg) Phoenician ivory of Astarte
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![](/site/assets/files/18977/thumbnail_nahr_al-kalb_13_assyrian.jpg) Nahr al-Kalb, Relief of an unidentified Assyrian king
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![](/site/assets/files/51043/thumbnail_byblus_chalcolithic_jar_tomb_2_nmb_ab.jpg) Byblos, Chalcolithic burial
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![](/site/assets/files/3620/thumbnail_rujm_al-malfouf3.jpg) Rujm al-Malfouf, storerooms and tower
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![](/site/assets/files/45828/thumbnail_megiddo_tunnel13.jpg) Megiddo, Tunnel
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![](/site/assets/files/1262/thumbnail_ugarit_baal_louvre.jpg) Ugarit, Stele of the "smiting god"
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![](/site/assets/files/56456/thumbnail_chouf_cedars_17_ab.jpg) Barouk, Cedar
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![](/site/assets/files/46918/thumbnail_sidon_port_persian_quay1.jpg) Sidon, Persian port, pier
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![](/site/assets/files/18979/thumbnail_nahr_al-kalb_15_assyrian.jpg) Nahr al-Kalb, Relief of an unidentified Assyrian king
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![](/site/assets/files/45756/thumbnail_zincirli_excavations_05.jpg) Zincirli, Excavations
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![](/site/assets/files/45844/thumbnail_ugarit_bird_aleppo_museum4_ab.jpg) Ugarit, Bronze falcon in Egyptianizing style
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![](/site/assets/files/51083/thumbnail_byblus_hippo_mb_2_nmb.jpg) Byblos, Statuette of a hippopotamus
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![](/site/assets/files/45436/thumbnail_amman_egyptian_style_statue2_1.jpg) Amman, Egyptianizing relief
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![](/site/assets/files/51070/thumbnail_byblus_great_residence_1.jpg) Byblos, Great Residence, General view
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![](/site/assets/files/51091/thumbnail_byblos_hierglyphic_inscr_hathor_nmb.jpg) Byblos, Relief with a hieroglyphic text
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![](/site/assets/files/42958/thumbnail_salamis_royal_tombs_ivory_plaqiue_cmn.jpg) Salamis, Royal Tombs, Ivory
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![](/site/assets/files/51093/thumbnail_byblus_t_obelisks_2.jpg) Byblos, Temple with the obelisks, General view
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![](/site/assets/files/51019/thumbnail_kamed_el-loz_mb_incense_burner_2_nmb_ab.jpg) Kamed el-Loz, Incense burner
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![](/site/assets/files/56527/thumbnail_antilebanon_syrian_frontier.jpg) The road to Damascus through the Antilebanon
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![](/site/assets/files/45449/thumbnail_karchemish_orthostate_mythological_scene_aam_kees.jpg) Karchemish, Neo-Hittite mythological relief
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![](/site/assets/files/67132/thumbnail_hatra_hell_aramaic_inscr_mus_baghdad_mv.jpg) Hatra, Eleventh temple, Aramaic Inscription
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![](/site/assets/files/46917/thumbnail_bustan_esh-sheikh_t_eshmun_inscr_bodashtart.jpg) Sidon, Bustan esh-Sheikh, Temple of Eshmun, foundation inscription
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![](/site/assets/files/56525/thumbnail_beqaa_pano_2.jpg) Bekaa Valley from Majdel Anjar
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![](/site/assets/files/16189/thumbnail_carthage_ivory_sphinx_bm.jpg) Carthage, Ivory sphinx, made in Phoenicia
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![](/site/assets/files/47648/thumbnail_amarna_letter_from_king_abdi_hepa_jerusalem_pergamonmuseum.jpg) Amarna, Letter from King Abdi-Hepa of Jerusalem
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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/43334/thumbnail_karatepe_north_gate_37.jpg) Karatepe, North Gate relief, Fight against a lion (copy)
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![](/site/assets/files/45837/thumbnail_ugarit_god_aleppo_museum.jpg) Ugarit, Statuette of a seated god
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![](/site/assets/files/45426/thumbnail_amman_yerah_azar_725-700_mus_amman.jpg) Amman, Statue of King Yerah Azar
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![](/site/assets/files/51098/thumbnail_byblus_t_obelisks_mb_dagger_nmb1.jpg) Byblos, Temple with the obelisks, Sword
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![](/site/assets/files/45838/thumbnail_ugarit_t_baal_inscr_baal_saphon_louvre.jpg) Ugarit, Temple of Baal, Stele with the king of Ugarit in front of the god Baal Saphon
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![](/site/assets/files/2432/thumbnail_tell_siran_phial_amminadab_mus_amman.jpg) Tell Siran, Bottle with inscription of king Amminadab II
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![](/site/assets/files/45832/thumbnail_ugarit_alphabeth_louvre.jpg) Ugarit, Alphabet tablet
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![](/site/assets/files/51082/thumbnail_byblus_t_baalat_03.jpg) Byblos, Temple of Baalat
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![](/site/assets/files/51106/thumbnail_byblos_royal_tomb_ii_pectoral_1_nmb.jpg) Byblos, Royal Tomb II (Ip-Chemou-Abi), Pectoral
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![](/site/assets/files/8730/thumbnail_kurkh_stela_bm-1.jpg) Kurkh, Stela of Šalmaneser III
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![](/site/assets/files/62433/thumbnail_sidon_royal_necropolis_chamber_1_sarcophagus_svi_iam.jpg) Sidon, Royal Tombs, Chamber 1, Egyptian-style sarcophagus
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![](/site/assets/files/51073/thumbnail_byblus_great_residence_temple_anchors_ab.jpg) Byblos, Great Residence, Sanctuary, Anchors
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![](/site/assets/files/45758/thumbnail_zincirli_warrior_2000_pergamonmuseum.jpg) Zincirli, Figurine of a warrior
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![](/site/assets/files/47082/thumbnail_minerals_gypsum_jordanmus.jpg) Gypsum
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![](/site/assets/files/19849/thumbnail_africa_map.jpg) Map of the first circumnavigation of Africa
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![](/site/assets/files/45760/thumbnail_zincirli_inner_gate_pergamonmuseum2.jpg) Zincirli, Inner gate, lions
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![](/site/assets/files/2428/thumbnail_jabbok4.jpg) The Jabbok
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![](/site/assets/files/36421/thumbnail_berytus_sarcophagus_sv_iam.jpg) Sarcophagus from the Persian age
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![](/site/assets/files/43031/thumbnail_enkomi_bronze_statuette_2_cmn.jpg) Enkomi, Building 18, Statuette of a Seated deity
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![](/site/assets/files/1256/thumbnail_byblus_t_baalat_figurines_louvre2.jpg) Byblos, Temple of Baalat, Figurine of a bull
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![](/site/assets/files/1343/thumbnail_mitanni_map.gif) Map of Mitanni and the ancient Near East
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![](/site/assets/files/56454/thumbnail_mount_chouf_young2.jpg) Barouk, Young cedar
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![](/site/assets/files/51109/thumbnail_byblos_royal_tomb_ii_box_amenemhat_iv_nmb.jpg) Byblos, Royal Tomb II (Ip-Chemou-Abi), Box with the name of pharaoh Amunemhet I
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![](/site/assets/files/51072/thumbnail_byblus_great_residence_temple_ab.jpg) Byblos, Great Residence, Sanctuary
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![](/site/assets/files/45762/thumbnail_zincirli_orthostats1_pergamonmuseum.jpg) ZIncirli, Palace, Orthostats
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![](/site/assets/files/51078/thumbnail_byblus_l-shaped_temple_1_ab.jpg) Byblos, L-shaped temple, Wall
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![](/site/assets/files/47081/thumbnail_minerals_glass_sand_jordanmus.jpg) Glass sand
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![](/site/assets/files/45814/thumbnail_megiddo_lb_gate1.jpg) Megiddo, Late Bronze gate
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![](/site/assets/files/55857/thumbnail_tell_sheikh_hamad_pazuzu_650-600_2_mus_deir_ez-zor.jpg) Tell Sheikh Hamad, Pazuzu
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![](/site/assets/files/5676/thumbnail_zincirli_esarhaddon_cast_pergamonmuseum.jpg) Zincirli, Stela of Esarhaddon
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![](/site/assets/files/51044/thumbnail_byblus_chalcolithic_amulets_1_nmb_ab.jpg) Byblos, Chalcolithic amulets
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![](/site/assets/files/45711/thumbnail_ugarit_palace_overview.jpg) Ugarit, Royal Palace, General view
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![](/site/assets/files/58027/thumbnail_sidon_lb_jar_nmb.jpg) Sidon-Dakerman, Middle Bronze jar
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![](/site/assets/files/62283/thumbnail_byblus_lb-ei_lotus_inlays_nmb_ab.jpg) Byblos, Inlay with Egyptian lotus flowers
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![](/site/assets/files/1263/thumbnail_ugarit_mountain_saphon.jpg) Mount Saphon, north of Ugarit.
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![](/site/assets/files/45843/thumbnail_ugarit_face_aleppo_museum.jpg) Ugarit, Stone face
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![](/site/assets/files/47724/thumbnail_ayn_dara_orthostats13_ab.jpg) Ain Dara, Temple wall
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![](/site/assets/files/19658/thumbnail_farm_04.jpg) Qasr Banat, Farm, entrance
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![](/site/assets/files/51080/thumbnail_byblus_t_baalat_figurines_louvre4.jpg) Byblos, Temple of Baalat, Figurines
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![](/site/assets/files/51099/thumbnail_byblus_t_obelisks_mb_dagger_nmb2.jpg) Byblos, Temple with the obelisks, Sword, grip
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![](/site/assets/files/51090/thumbnail_byblus_walls_6_ab.jpg) Byblos, Archaic wall, buttressed wall, Hyksos glacis
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![](/site/assets/files/6262/thumbnail_lebanon_mountains_snow.jpg) The snow-clad Lebanon
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![](/site/assets/files/51049/thumbnail_byblus_lion_450-400_louvre.jpg) Byblos, Relief of a lion
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