Nanna. A collection of artefacts collected 2,500 years ago in modern-day Iraq reveals the forgotten world of Mesopotamia, ...

Periods including “fish emerge from the ice” in mid-February and “rainbows hide” in late November offer a framework for ...

The Hebrew Bible contains dozens of different names for the One God, and rabbinic literature adds another ... Semitic root word EL as it is found in Sumerian and Akkadian, Ellil-Enlil, in Hittite ...

“It was a very elite society with sophisticated music, art and literature ... of Ur emerged as an important center of commerce and Sumerian culture circa 2700 b.c.) The prize piece is ...

Whether created by ancient Egyptian scribes, medieval monks, or Mayan priests, these 26 remarkable survivors have endured ...

Sumerian civilization appears to have evolved in Southern ... One of the world’s first great works of literature, The Epic of Gilgamesh, was written in cuneiform. This form of writing was used for ...

and literature. The hieroglyphic script, which was used to write the Egyptian language, adorned the walls of temples and tombs, providing insights into religious beliefs, historical events, and daily ...