Middle Eastern Symbols

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Related Categories: Middle Eastern Architecture

Images of Ancient Iran
Slide Show: Farvahar, Aunahita Iranian Goddess of Water, Sumptuous golden drinking cup from the Achaemenian period, The tomb of Cyrus II at Pasardadae, A view over the ruins of persepolis from the tomb of Artaxerxes II, Steps leading to the eastern portico of the Apadana of Perseplois, Dusk over Persepolis, and more.
tehran.stanford.edu/Images/Ancient/

Symbols From the Middle East by Shira
Introduce yourself to the story behind the familiar images that came to us from the Middle East. They appear on The Art Of Middle Eastern Dance, which offers over 300 articles related to belly dance: poetry, humor, translated song lyrics, glossary, tips and tricks, finger cymbal rhythms, and much more.
www.shira.net/symbols.htm

Symbols of the Middle East - about.com
Symbols of ancient Sumeria, Islam, Zoroastrianism, and Baha'i.
altreligion.about.com/library/glossary/symbols/blmiddleeastsymbols.htm

Zoroastrian & Parsi Images
Zarathustra, Shah Lohrasp and Zarathustra, Farohar or Faravahar, History, Calendar.
gilbreth.ecn.purdue.edu/~bulsara/ZOROASTRIAN/z_images.html

Mesopotamia

Mesopotamia and Technology
The Beginning Of The Agricultural Era. Our earliest ancestors began satisfying their needs by developing more and more new technology. Hunters gradually became farmers. To prepare the ground for planting, the farmers designed the sickle, the hoe, and the plow. The Agricultural Era was about to begin.
www.nlcs.k12.in.us/oljrhi/brown/mesopotamia/meso.htm