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Im. 1: (1 (Α, B, C, D, E): Shrew bones found in the Ibis burials at Saqqara catacombs, Egypt. Im. 2: Bone of rat from same burial. Im. 3 A, B: Butterfly of the Belenois Aurota species, from the coast of Syria. Im. 4 A, B: Butterfly of the Colotis fausta species from the coast of Syria. Im. 5 A, B: Leaden tablet bearing inscription in Greek, from Beirut. Im. 6, 7: Amulets in cylindrical shape made of red jasper (6) and serpentine (7) bought by Olivier in Sanliurfa.

Tags: Animal burials / Ibis catacombs (Saqqara), Animals, Art and antiquities, Butterflies, Charms, Egypt, Egyptian antiquities, Funerary practices, Inscriptions, Lebanon, Natural environment, Rats, Şanlıurfa / Urfa / anc. Edessa -Antiochia Kallirrhoe -, Saqqara, Syria, Turkey

Shells of crustaceans discovered by Olivier in various places: Lake Mareotis in Egypt (1), Egypt (2), Orontes river (3), outskirts of Beirut (4A, 4B), outskirts of Alexandria (5a, 5b), outskirts of Sanliurfa, modern-day Turkey (8A, 8B), Alexandria (9A,9B), outskirts of Beirut (10A, 10B).

Tags: Alexandria, Animals, Beirut, Egypt, Lebanon, Molluscs, Natural environment, Orontes river, Şanlıurfa / Urfa / anc. Edessa -Antiochia Kallirrhoe -, Syria, Turkey

The Birecik Castle, upon the river Euphrates.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Birecik / Birtha, Birecik Castle, Castles and fortresses, Euphrates river, Fortifications and fortresses, Human types, Rivers, Roman monuments, Şanlıurfa / Urfa / anc. Edessa -Antiochia Kallirrhoe -, Soldiers, Turkey, Views, Weapons

Corinthian Columns.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Byzantine monuments, Castles and fortresses, Fortifications and fortresses, Mesopotamia, Şanlıurfa / Urfa / anc. Edessa -Antiochia Kallirrhoe -, Turkey

Plan of the Castle of Edessa.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Castles and fortresses, Fortifications and fortresses, Medieval monuments, Mesopotamia, Plans and drawings, Şanlıurfa / Urfa / anc. Edessa -Antiochia Kallirrhoe -, Turkey

Castle of Edessa.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Castles and fortresses, Fortifications and fortresses, Medieval monuments, Mesopotamia, Şanlıurfa / Urfa / anc. Edessa -Antiochia Kallirrhoe -, Turkey

View of Şanlıurfa.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Houses, Natural environment, Osroene, Şanlıurfa / Urfa / anc. Edessa -Antiochia Kallirrhoe -, Turkey

The legendary Pool of Sacred Fish (Balıklıgöl) on the site where, according to tradition, Nimrod threw Abraham into the fire, at Halil-ur-Rahman Mosque in Şanlıurfa.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Ayyubid Dynasty, Holy Scripture, Mosques, Osroene, Şanlıurfa / Urfa / anc. Edessa -Antiochia Kallirrhoe -, Turkey

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