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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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Audio tours of the O
riental Institute are generously supported by Joyce and Roger Isaacs.
Written by:
Geoff Em
berlingEm
ily TeeterA
dam H
emm
ingsSofia FennerM
ary Cochran
Read by:G
eoff Emberling
Ian TurvilleRichie RoesnerG
il SteinJessica C
aracci
Recorded by the Chicago M
edia Initiatives Group:
Ben Kolak
Gus Lacy
Renée Basick
Music by:
Issa Boulous
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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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