r/Iraqihistory

The first and oldest tank in the world is of Iraqi origin.

The image shows a wall relief in which the oldest tank in the world appears.

This tank dates back to the Assyrian era in ancient Iraq.

It is considered one of the most important military tools in the army, as it was used to storm castles and fortresses. The tank included a monitoring tower to assist in reconnaissance during city sieges. It also had a shield that helped protect soldiers while arrows were being exchanged from both sides.

The relief is from the Northwest Palace in the city of Nimrud, Mosul – Iraq.

The wall carving is preserved in the British Museum – London.

Its age is estimated to be around (868–860) BC.

Artist Layla Ali Sadiq Al-Attar was born in Baghdad, Iraq in 1944. She is the younger sister of the artist Su’ad Al-Attar. Her father was from a Baghdadi family, who worked as an accountant, and her mother came from an affluent and well-known family in Basra.

She studied and graduated from the first session of the Academy of Fine Arts in Baghdad in 1965.In 1966, she founded the “Adam and Eve Group” and participated in its first exhibition in Baghdad.

Layla al-Attar painted George H.W. Bush on the floor of the entrance to the Al-Rashid Hotel in Baghdad. In June 27 1993, the artist was martyred at the age of forty-nine, with her husband, and their housekeeper; her daughter Reem was deeply wounded in a missile attack on an important security facility... which was hit by 24 missiles, as directed by former US President Bill Clinton. Two of these missiles struck her house by mistake, which was next to this facility in Baghdad.

Layla Al-Attar was a pioneer in the use of mixed media and the manipulation of rough surfaces, which is clearly evident in the texture of her paintings (especially those depicting undulations and branches).

Images of tall trees juxtaposed with a slender female figure are among her most famous themes, and have been exhibited in numerous solo and group shows, as well as being included in the archives of Iraqi fine art.

Her works consistently reflected a dialectical relationship between the body and nature, as seen in paintings where the body blends with the earth or in sunset scenes set behind trees.

Of course, Tabuti was the first chemist in history.

She lived in Babylon around the 13th century BC.

She worked in the perfume and oil industry.

She used methods such as:

Distillation

Filtration

Chemical mixing

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نقش عليه

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم (إِنَّمَا يُرِيدُ اللَّهُ لِيُذْهِبَ عَنْكُمُ الرِّجْسَ أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ وَيُطَهِّرَكُمْ تَطْهِيراً) هذا ما تقرب إلى الله بعمله، خليفته في أرضه ونائبه في خلقه سيدنا ومولانا إمام المسلمين المفروض الطاعة على الخلق أجمعين المستنصر بالله أمير المؤمنين ثبت الله دعوته سنة ٦٢٤ هـ

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم، هذا ضريح الإمام أبي الحسن موسى بن جعفر بن محمد بن علي بن ( الامام او الشهيد ) الحسين بن علي بن أبي طالب