Taha Baqir

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Taha Baqir
طه باقر
Arabic translation of the Epic of Gilgamesh

Taha Baqir (

National Museum of Iraq.[1][2]

Baqir is considered one of Iraq's most eminent archaeologists. Among the works he is remembered for are his

excavations of ancient Babylonian and Sumerian sites; including the ancient Sumerian city of Shaduppum in Baghdad.[3][4]

Baqir was proficient in the four historical Iraqi languages (

.

Career

Iraqi Department of Antiquities and Heritage

In Libya

  • Consultant at the Libyan Department of Antiquities 1965–1970.
  • Professor at the University of Libya 1965–1970.

University of Baghdad

  • Taught ancient history and civilization at the Faculty of Education, University of Baghdad 1941–1960.
  • Taught ancient Iraqi languages (Sumerian and Akkadian) at the Department of Archaeology, Faculty of Arts 1951–1963.
  • Founding Board Member, University of Baghdad 1957–1958.
  • Board Member of the University of Baghdad 1960–1963.
  • Vice President of Baghdad University 1961–1963.
  • Professor at Baghdad University College of Arts 1970–1978.

Iraqi Academy of Sciences

See also

References

  1. ^ .
  2. Saudi Aramco World
    , Volume 30, Number 5, September/October 1979.
  3. ^ Taha Baqir, Excavations at Harmal, Sumer 4, pp 137-39, 1948.
  4. ^ Taha Baqir, Tell Harmal, The Republic of Iraq Directorate of Antiquities, 1959.