Highlights of the Collection of the Oriental Institute

Mesopotamia

101. Before the Gods

102. Cylinder Seals

103. Khorsabad Court

Anatolia

104. Figurines

105. Spouted Pitcher

Megiddo

106. Megiddo Ivories

107. Canaanite Gods

108. Dead Sea Scroll

A tour of some of the treasures of the Oriental Institute.

Egypt

109. Tutankhamun

110. Book of the Dead

111. Mummy

112. Roman Mummy Portrait

113. A Man and his Wife

Persia

114. Painted Drinking Cups

115. Persian Bull

Nubia

116. Incense Burner

117. Head of a Nubian

118. Nubian King

119. Painted Pottery

The Bible in the Ancient Middle East

A tour of the Ancient Middle East’s historical and cultural context for the development of the Bible.

Mesopotamia

201. Epic of Gilgamesh

202. Code of Hammurabi

203. Glazed Lions of Babylon

204. Lamassu and Cherubim

Assyria

205. Sennacherib Prism

206. Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser

Megiddo

207. Statues of Canaanite Gods

208. Female Figurines

209. Megiddo Ivories

210. Cymbals and Music

211. Horned Altar

212. City of Solomon and David

213. Dead Sea Scroll

Egypt

214. Bird-Shaped Lamp

215. Ramesses and Exodus

Persia

216. Xerxes and the Book of Esther

Nubia

217. Nubian King

218. Lintel

Mesopotamia

301. Map of the Ancient Near East

302. The Kingdom of Mitanni and the Amarna Letters

Anatolia

303. The Hittite Empire

304. The Amuq Valley

Megiddo

305. Ancient Israel and the City of Megiddo

Tutankhamun’s World An introduction to the ancient Middle East around the 14th century b.c.

Egypt

306. King Tut

307. Life in Egypt

308. Pottery from King Tut’s Funeral

309. Egypt and Her Neighbors

Nubia

310. Nubia and Egypt

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Renée Basick

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Ancient Egypt for Kids

409. Comic Books

410. When I’m Sick

411. Pets and Animals

412. My House

413. Dinner!

414. Music

415. Playing Games

Take a tour with an Egyptian kid Serefka and learn about his world.

401. Meet My Family!

402. Learning to Write

403. At School

404. King Tut

405. The Pharaohs

406. The Lady Singer

407. The Kid Mummy

408. On the Nile

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