the Museum
of the Oriental Institute of the
University of Chicago
statue of the Canaanite God "El"
his son is "Baal"
(Abraham referred to God as EL)
cuneiform tablets
(on the right is the clay envelope)
objects recovered from Tel excavations
from the excavations at Khorsabad, Assyria
corridor reliefs
the monumental figure
more corridor reliefs
Assyrian Lion
from Persepolis, Persia
horse figure
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