Dr. Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Edinburgh), FRCP(Glasgow), FRCP(Ireland), FRCP(London), FACP, FAHA, FRSA! I'm very interested in photography; I take photos of archaeological and ancient sites as well as artifacts housed in museums. But, I'm an associate professor of neurology, consultant neurologist, and director of the Neurology Board, Sulaymaniyah. In addition, I'm a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, UK.
My article and photos about the newly discovered tablet V of the Epic of Gilgamesh in the Ancient History Encyclopedia, in September 2015, drew the attention of the World to this hidden gem. Many photos of mine have appeared in many history and archaeology books, articles, brochures, and banners.
My main focus is Mesopotamian history; I have contributed quite a few high-quality images of Mesopotamian artifacts, ancient Mesopotamian cities, Paleolithic caves in Iraq, and rock reliefs. I've published many articles on several websites about Mesopotamia. I'm also interested in ancient Egypt! But, I have contributed to almost all World's civilizations.
I use Nikon D90, Nikon D610, and Nikon D750 cameras, with several lenses.
If you need to use any image from my Wikimedia Commons uploads, please feel free, but remember, you have to credit me properly and in full, as all of my images carry a CC BY-SA 4.0 international license. I don't grant permission to use my images for commercial purposes. To credit me, use the following formula:
Photo credit: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg), CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (insert the URL of the image here).
The Throne Dais of the Assyrian king Shalmaneser III is carved with wonderful wonderful tributary scenes with a frontal panel depicting a handshaking event. All of these were shot by my Nikon D750 cam at the Iraq Museum in Baghdad
North Face, West End, Throne Dais of Shalmaneser III at the Iraq Museum in Baghdad, Iraq
North Face, West End, Throne Dais of Shalmaneser III at the Iraq Museum, Iraq
North Face, West End, Throne Dais of Shalmaneser III at the Iraq Museum in Baghdad
North Face, West End, Throne Dais of Shalmaneser III at the Iraq Museum
South-West Re-entrant, South Face, Throne Dais of Shalmaneser III at the Iraq Museum
South Face, East End, Throne Dais of Shalmaneser III at the Iraq Museum in Baghdad
South Face, East End, Throne Dais of Shalmaneser III at the Iraq Museum
South Face, West End, Throne Dais of Shalmaneser III at the Iraq Museum
South Face, East End,Throne Dais of Shalmaneser III at the Iraq Museum
South-West Re-entrant, West Face, Throne Dais of Shalmaneser III at the Iraq Museum
North-West Re-entrant, West Face, Throne Dais of Shalmaneser III at the Iraq Museum
North-West Re-entrant, North Face, Throne Dais of Shalmaneser III at the Iraq Museum
Front Panel, Throne Dais of Shalmaneser III at the Iraq Museum
Shalmaneser III greets Marduk-zakir-shumi, detail, front panel, Throne Dais of Shalmaneser III at the Iraq Museum
Shalmaneser III, detail, North Face, East End, Throne Dais of Shalmaneser III from Nimrud, Iraq
Shalmaneser III, detail, south face, west end, Throne Dais of Shalmaneser III from Nimrud, Iraq
Naram-Sin Rock Relief at Darband-i-Gawr, Qaradagh Mountain, Sulaymaniyah. Iraq
Tablet V of the Epic of Gilgamesh
Cuneiform inscriptions, Stela of Iddi-Sin, king of Simurrum.
An Inscribed stand's head, early dynastic period.
Paikuli Tower
Room 17, the Nereid Monument at the British Museum, London. An actress performs a play in front of the monument
An actress performing a play. She wears a laurel wreath and stands in front of a statue of a woman from the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus. Room 21, The British Museum, London
Earrings from Shulgi
Tablet of Shulgi
Bust of Michael Collins at Merrion Square Park, Dublin, Ireland.]]
Sumerian Worshiper
The Assyrian king Shalmaneser III receives tribute from Sua, king of Gilzanu, The Black Obelisk.
Cylinder of Nabonidus from the temple of God Sin at UR, Mesopotamia. .]]
One of the rooms at the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, London. The so-called "mummy portraits" are seen on the left, within their displaying case
The facade of Sir John Soane's Museum, note the queue. You should switch off your mobile phone. No photography is allowed. You should put your hand bag, camera, etc within a plastic bag at the entry of the building
Statue of The Thinker, 1880 CE.
General view of one of the halls. Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow, Scotland
Marble busts of Hadrian (left, 117-138 CE, probably from Rome) and Antinous (right, 130-138 CE, from Rome). Antinous was Hadrian's lover. He met Hadrian in 120s CE and died in the Nile, Egypt, in 130 CE. The British Museum, London
Henri IV on Horseback Trampling his Enemy. Bronze, circa 1615-1620 CE. From France, probably Paris. The Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Bust of Josephine Bonaparte, c. 1808 CE. Marble, from Paris, France. By Joseph Chinard. Bequeathed by Miss F.H. Spiers. The Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Limestone trial piece of a private person. Head of a princess on the reverse. Reign of Akhenaten. From Amarna, Egypt. Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, UCL, London
Upper part of a statuette of an Egyptian man and his wife. 18th Dynasty. From Egypt. From the Amelia Edwards Collection. Now housed in the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, London
The Comtesse de Feuquieres by Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne. Terracotta, circa 1738 CE. From Paris, France. The Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Carved wooden figure of Job. Probably from Germany, 1750-1850 CE. The Wellcome Collection, London
The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, 232-242 St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Scotland
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North Face, West End, Throne Dais of Shalmaneser III at the Iraq Museum in Baghdad, Iraq
North Face, West End, Throne Dais of Shalmaneser III at the Iraq Museum, Iraq
North Face, West End, Throne Dais of Shalmaneser III at the Iraq Museum in Baghdad
North Face, West End, Throne Dais of Shalmaneser III at the Iraq Museum
South-West Re-entrant, South Face, Throne Dais of Shalmaneser III at the Iraq Museum
South Face, East End, Throne Dais of Shalmaneser III at the Iraq Museum in Baghdad
South Face, East End, Throne Dais of Shalmaneser III at the Iraq Museum
South Face, West End, Throne Dais of Shalmaneser III at the Iraq Museum
South Face, East End,Throne Dais of Shalmaneser III at the Iraq Museum
South-West Re-entrant, West Face, Throne Dais of Shalmaneser III at the Iraq Museum
North-West Re-entrant, West Face, Throne Dais of Shalmaneser III at the Iraq Museum
North-West Re-entrant, North Face, Throne Dais of Shalmaneser III at the Iraq Museum
Front Panel, Throne Dais of Shalmaneser III at the Iraq Museum
Shalmaneser III greets Marduk-zakir-shumi, detail, front panel, Throne Dais of Shalmaneser III at the Iraq Museum
Shalmaneser III, detail, North Face, East End, Throne Dais of Shalmaneser III from Nimrud, Iraq
Shalmaneser III, detail, south face, west end, Throne Dais of Shalmaneser III from Nimrud, Iraq
Naram-Sin Rock Relief at Darband-i-Gawr, Qaradagh Mountain, Sulaymaniyah. Iraq
Tablet V of the Epic of Gilgamesh
Cuneiform inscriptions, Stela of Iddi-Sin, king of Simurrum.
An Inscribed stand's head, early dynastic period.
Paikuli Tower
Room 17, the Nereid Monument at the British Museum, London. An actress performs a play in front of the monument
An actress performing a play. She wears a laurel wreath and stands in front of a statue of a woman from the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus. Room 21, The British Museum, London
Earrings from Shulgi
Tablet of Shulgi![Bust of Michael Collins at Merrion Square Park, Dublin, Ireland.]]](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Bust_of_Michael_Collins_at_Merrion_Square_Park%2C_Dublin%2C_Ireland..JPG/120px-Bust_of_Michael_Collins_at_Merrion_Square_Park%2C_Dublin%2C_Ireland..JPG)
Bust of Michael Collins at Merrion Square Park, Dublin, Ireland.]]
Sumerian Worshiper
The Assyrian king Shalmaneser III receives tribute from Sua, king of Gilzanu, The Black Obelisk.![Cylinder of Nabonidus from the temple of God Sin at UR, Mesopotamia. .]]](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Cylinder_of_Nabonidus_from_the_temple_of_God_Sin_at_UR%2C_Mesopotamia._..JPG/120px-Cylinder_of_Nabonidus_from_the_temple_of_God_Sin_at_UR%2C_Mesopotamia._..JPG)
Cylinder of Nabonidus from the temple of God Sin at UR, Mesopotamia. .]]
One of the rooms at the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, London. The so-called "mummy portraits" are seen on the left, within their displaying case
The facade of Sir John Soane's Museum, note the queue. You should switch off your mobile phone. No photography is allowed. You should put your hand bag, camera, etc within a plastic bag at the entry of the building
Statue of The Thinker, 1880 CE.
General view of one of the halls. Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow, Scotland
Marble busts of Hadrian (left, 117-138 CE, probably from Rome) and Antinous (right, 130-138 CE, from Rome). Antinous was Hadrian's lover. He met Hadrian in 120s CE and died in the Nile, Egypt, in 130 CE. The British Museum, London
Henri IV on Horseback Trampling his Enemy. Bronze, circa 1615-1620 CE. From France, probably Paris. The Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Bust of Josephine Bonaparte, c. 1808 CE. Marble, from Paris, France. By Joseph Chinard. Bequeathed by Miss F.H. Spiers. The Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Limestone trial piece of a private person. Head of a princess on the reverse. Reign of Akhenaten. From Amarna, Egypt. Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, UCL, London
Upper part of a statuette of an Egyptian man and his wife. 18th Dynasty. From Egypt. From the Amelia Edwards Collection. Now housed in the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, London
The Comtesse de Feuquieres by Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne. Terracotta, circa 1738 CE. From Paris, France. The Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Carved wooden figure of Job. Probably from Germany, 1750-1850 CE. The Wellcome Collection, London
The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, 232-242 St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Scotland
![Bust of Michael Collins at Merrion Square Park, Dublin, Ireland.]]](/wiki/File:Bust_of_Michael_Collins_at_Merrion_Square_Park,_Dublin,_Ireland..JPG)
![Cylinder of Nabonidus from the temple of God Sin at UR, Mesopotamia. .]]](/wiki/File:Cylinder_of_Nabonidus_from_the_temple_of_God_Sin_at_UR,_Mesopotamia._..JPG)
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