Who Were The Ancient Sumerians? History of the ‘First’ Mesopotamians
Introduction – The Sumerian Culture of Ancient Mesopotamia When we talk about the Sumerians, our popular notions mostly pertain to the advanced civilization of Mesopotamia….
Introduction – The Sumerian Culture of Ancient Mesopotamia When we talk about the Sumerians, our popular notions mostly pertain to the advanced civilization of Mesopotamia….
Introduction Previously, we had talked about the oldest known song in the world, better known as the Hurrian Song to Nikkal, which was originally composed…
Introduction When it comes to the historically rich region of Mesopotamia, Babylon is arguably the most renowned of all cities. An ancient settlement that harks…
The Enuma Elish (or the Tablets of Creation) pertains to a Babylonian creation myth, with much of the text-based evidence being recovered by Austen Henry…
In many of our previous articles, we have talked at length about the fascinating history behind the world’s oldest known epic work of literature –…
Often considered as the world’s oldest surviving work of epic literature, the Epic of Gilgamesh unsurprisingly mirrors the cultural brilliance of the ancient Mesopotamians. In…
Alluding to a rare career graph, Stef Conner, after completing her degree in music composition, was gravitated towards the veritable trove of ancient Babylonian literature…
Sometimes all it takes is a ‘strategic’ collaboration between opposing parties to unveil the literary brilliance of our ancestors. Well, in 2011, the fortuitous partnership…
When it comes to the history of incredible inventions, advanced mathematics was one of the major developments that came out of Mesopotamia. Pertaining to this…
Mesopotamia as a regional toponym relates to a conglomeration of areas from various modern-day nations, including Iraq, Kuwait, Syria, Turkey and even Iraq-Iran borders. Now historically, the relevance…