Taha Baqir
Doctor Taha Baqir طه باقر | |
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Taha Baqir (
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
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Iraqi Department of Antiquities and Heritage
- Technical expert 1938–1941.
- Secretary of the Iraqi National Museum1941–1953.
- Associate Director of Antiquities 1953–1958.
- Inspector General of Excavations 1958.
- General Director of Antiquities 1958–1963.
- Founder and editor of the journal Sumer 1945–1958.
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
- Active member in the Iraqi Academy of Sciences 1971, 1979.
- Vice President of the Iraqi Academy of Sciences 1983.
See also
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-691-09182-2.
- Saudi Aramco World, Volume 30, Number 5, September/October 1979.
- ^ Taha Baqir, Excavations at Harmal, Sumer 4, pp 137-39, 1948.
- ^ Taha Baqir, Tell Harmal, The Republic of Iraq Directorate of Antiquities, 1959.