Ageless Iraq Reel 2 (1950-1959)

Reel 2. 01:00:08 Landscape shots in Iraq. A ziggurat. Cuneiform writing in C/U. Scenes in “Ur“ - broken domestic pots on the ground. Ruins of Babylon. Animals carved from brick have survived through the centuries - unicorns?. Various shots of ruined architecture, ancient walls of the city. Conquerors of Iraq are described, Persians, Partheons, Greeks and then, the Arabs. Various shots of statues and inscribed stones of Nimrud (?). 01:00:59 Mecca is mentioned in the commentary, line of horses seen on the horizon. Men riding them wave flags. M/S of them riding away from the camera. Various C/Us of Iraqi art. Islam and The Arabian Nights are mentioned. Mongol hoards sweeping over the land are described. Shots of ruined Arab palace. 01:02:00 Bedouin (or Beduin) encampment in the desert. Various shots of nomads, their camels and goats, their tents, C/U of nomad. Minarets of a mosque. L/S of Arab praying, call to prayer on the soundtrack. Closer view of the man as he says his prayer. M