Tag: Mesopotamia

Archaeologists conducting extensive excavations in the ancient Sumerian city of Girsu, now known as Tello in southeastern Iraq, have unearthed ...

Babylon's iconic Ishtar Gate, a brilliant blue glazed-brick structure commissioned by King Nebuchadnezzar II, has long been shrouded in mystery ...

A recent study, led by researchers from University College London (UCL) and Wichita State University, unveils fascinating revelations about a ...

A dig in northern Iraq has unearthed a 2,700-year-old alabaster sculpture of the winged Assyrian deity Lamassu. The alabaster Lamassu ...

by Archibald Henry Sayce  Publisher: The Religious Tract Society, 1884 Pages: 174 Copyright: Public domain in the USA.   "Fresh ...

Two ancient clay tablets unearthed in Iraq may contain clues to the lost Amorite language, which is similar to Hebrew and Aramaic. For ...

Archaeologists in northern Iraq discovered rock carvings that are about 2,700 years old, BBC News reported. Eight marble slabs were found ...

New drone data has revealed that the southern ancient Mesopotamian city Lagash, located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in ...

An introduction to the archaeology of Babylonia and Assyria by Percy S. P. Handcock Publisher: Macmillan & Co. 1912 Release ...