A Mesopotamian myth from nearly 4,000 years ago tells of a man who builds a boat to save the world from a divine flood, long ...

A little-known Mesopotamian poet and priestess, Enheduanna, is the subject of a new exhibition in New York. Diane Cole explores her influence – and looks at how she helped create a common system ...

Mesopotamia refers to a broad area that can include all of Iraq, eastern Syria, southeast Turkey, parts of western Iran and Kuwait. The word "Mesopotamia," is an ancient Greek name that is ...

Two Mesopotamian sculptures from around 2112-2004 B.C., included in “She Who Wrote,” an exhibition at the Morgan Library & Museum. The figure in the background holds a tablet in her lap, as if ...

The Mesopotamian Riddle: An Archaeologist, a Soldier, a Clergyman, and the Race to Decipher the World's Oldest Writing. By Joshua Hammer. Simon & Schuster. 400 pages.

Mesopotamia, a Greek name for the site of a diverse and rich civilisation spanning from prehistoric times to the fall of Babylon during the 6th century BCE, ...

Archaeologists perplexed to find Bronze Age burial of ritually sacrificed teens. Region’s early society likely switched often between egalitarian and hierarchical rule, study hints ...

Buzz60. Discover the World’s Oldest Known Name from Ancient Mesopotamia! Posted: March 4, 2025 | Last updated: March 4, 2025. Move over, Gertrude and Mildred, there’s a name even older than you!

The discovery, first reported by the Observer earlier this week, was made last autumn at Tello in southern Iraq—the modern Arabic name for the ancient Sumerian city of Girsu—and includes more ...

Mesopotamian Religion and Spirituality with Reference to the Biblical World (London, 2024):194, citing Reiner, Erica, Your Thwarts in Pieces, Your Mooring Rope Cut: Poetry from Babylonia and ...