As the Year of the Blue Snake unfolds, I find myself reflecting on the symbolic meanings of the serpent across various cultures. In Western traditions, the snake is commonly associated with sin and ...

The pilgrims come and go as strangers. They march like a sea of people, walking toward the spot where they take holy baths, drawn by the hope that the bathing would bring ...

The Sumerians of Mesopotamia are considered the world's oldest civilisation, dating back to around 4000 BCE. The Sumerians ...

Clay tablets at Kurd Qaburstan reveal ancient Mesopotamian culture Artefacts hint at urban life in the Middle Bronze Age city Findings challenge perceptions of ...

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Among the monuments destroyed was the 2,800-year-old temple of Nabu, the Mesopotamian god of wisdom and writing. Temple of Nabu, Iraq. Credit: Mappo / CC BY-SA 4.0 Similar destruction occurred at the ...

One of those monuments was the 2,800-year-old temple of Nabu, the Mesopotamian god of wisdom and writing. The 2,800-year-old temple of Nabu, the Mesopotamian god of wisdom and writing, was destroy ...

One of those monuments was the 2,800-year-old temple of Nabu, the Mesopotamian god of wisdom and writing. IS fighters wreaked havoc at other sites too, like the once-celebrated Mosul Museum and ...