Nationality Iraqi Years active 1938–1983 | Name Taha Baqir | |
Born 1912 Babylon, Iraq Died February 28, 1984, Ma'loula, Syria |
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Taha Baqir (Arabic: طه باقر Taha Baqir) (born 1912 in Babylon, Iraq – 28 February 1984) was an Iraqi archaeologist, author, cuneiformist, linguist, historian, and former curator of the National Museum of Iraq.
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- How to pronounce taha baqir arabic iraq pronouncenames com
- Taha Baqir Statue
- Iraqi Department of Antiquities and Heritage
- In Libya
- University of Baghdad
- Iraqi Academy of Sciences
- References
Baqir is considered one of Iraq's most eminent archaeologists. Among the works he is remembered for are his Akkadian to Arabic translation of the Epic of Gilgamesh, his decipherment of Sumero-Akkadian mathematical tablets, his Akkadian law code discoveries, and his excavations of ancient Babylonian and Sumerian sites; including the ancient Sumerian city of Shaduppum in Baghdad.
Baqir was proficient in the four historical Iraqi languages (Arabic, Aramaic, Akkadian, Sumerian), as well as English, French, and German.
تمثال طه باقر Taha Baqir Statue
Iraqi Department of Antiquities and Heritage
In Libya
University of Baghdad
Iraqi Academy of Sciences
References
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