Taha Baqir

Doctor Taha Baqir طه باقر

Born	1912 Babylon, Iraq
Died	28 February 1984 Baghdad, Iraq
Nationality	Iraqi
Occupation	Archaeologist, author, historian, linguist, academic
Years active	1938–1983
Organization	Iraqi Department of Antiquities, Iraqi National Museum, University of Baghdad, Iraqi Academy of Sciences
Known for	Discovering the 4000-year-old Laws of Eshnunna
Notable work	Akkadian to Arabic translation of the Epic of Gilgamesh

Taha Baqir (Arabic: طه باقر‎‎ Taha Baqir) (born 1912 in Babylon, Iraq – 28 February 1984) was an Iraqi archaeologist, author, , linguist, historian, and former curator of the National Museum of Iraq.

Baqir is considered one of Iraq's most eminent archaeologists. Among the works he is remembered for are his Akkadian to Arabic translation of the Epic of Gilgamesh, his decipherment of Sumero-Akkadian mathematical tablets, his Akkadian law code discoveries, and his excavations of ancient Babylonian and Sumerian sites; including the ancient Sumerian city of Shaduppum in Baghdad.

Baqir was proficient in the four historical Iraqi languages (Arabic, Aramaic, Akkadian, Sumerian), as well as English, French, and German.