12 Important Ancient Mesopotamian Gods And Goddesses
Introduction – Ancient Mesopotamia and its Gods When it comes to the early historical scope of Mesopotamia, there were no singular factions or political entities…
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The world’s oldest known marriage contract with infertility ‘clause’ is a 4000-year old Assyrian tablet
In this week itself, we talked about how the analysis of 4000-year old tablets from the ancient mercantile city of Kanesh (or Kaneš), in what…
4,000-year old clay tablets allude to the locations of 11 lost Assyrian cities
Possibly inhabited continuously from the Chalcolithic to Roman times, the city of Kanesh (or Kaneš) was located in what now constitutes the Kayseri province in…
Neo-Assyrian tomb found in Erbil, the capital city of Iraqi Kurdistan
During their zenith from 10th century BC to 7th century BC, the Assyrians controlled an enormous territory that extended from the borders of Egypt to…
Archaeologists identify a ‘hidden’ ancient Assyrian complex beneath a shrine destroyed by ISIS
When it comes to the scope of recent news coverage, the very word Mosul seems to have an ominous ring to it. But beyond modern-day…
Ancient Assyrians: The ‘Ruthless’ Superpower of the Ancient World
Introduction – The Ancient War Machine In a conventional sense, when we talk about the ancient Assyrians, our notions pertain mostly to what is known…
