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This bas relief fround at Koyunjik shows a kufa laden with stones, and manned by a crew of four men. It was drawn by Faucher-Gudin for Gaston Maspero's book on the History of Egypt. Behind the kufa may be seen a fisherman seated astride on an inflated skin with his fish-basket attached to his neck. A kufa is a round wicker basket, made of close willow work that has been coated with a bituminous substance found locally and making it waterproof, and was commonly found in the ancient area known as Mesopotamia. It is moved and steered with paddles. A kufa usually holds three to four people. Koyunjik was the site of the palace of the Assyrian king Sennacherib (705-681 B.C.) and is the name natives give to Nineveh.

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UMG25A01_176

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Droits gérés

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51,0Mo (3,0Mo) / 51,0cm x 25,0cm / 6029 x 2957 (300dpi)

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seventh century B C kufa Assyrian kufa kufa with stones Assyrian fisherman inflated skin boat inflated skin raft Koyunjik Sennacherib ancient water travel ancient wicker boat Assyrian boat ancient boat Middle East Nineveh Faucher Gudin Maspero Gaston Maspero Assyrian Assyrian relief ancient Iraq 700s B C 600s B C eighth century B C seventh century B C