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The steppe of northern Mesopotamia (also known as the Jazira) as seen from Tell Brak in northeastern Syria. The mountain in the background is the Jebel Sinjar, which is mostly in Iraq. The green fields are typical of springtime in the region.  

 Tigris River

Name: Steppe Landscape of Northern Mesopotamia

Material: Digital photograph

Size: Unknown

Place of Origin: Tell Brak, Syria

Date: Unknown

Location: Unknown

Source and Registration#: Collection of Geoff Emberling (Brak 2000.75), Chief Curator of the Oriental Institute, University of Chicago

Geoff Emberling

Former Chief Curator, Oriental Institute Museum of the University of Chicago