Epic of Gilgamesh: Origins and Presentation via Animation and Song
Introduction – Previously, we had talked about the oldest known song in the world, better known as the Hurrian Song to Nikkal, which was originally…
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Babylon: History and Reconstruction of the Ancient Mesopotamian City
Introduction – When it comes to the historically rich region of Mesopotamia, Babylon is arguably the most renowned of all cities. An ancient settlement that…
Sumerians – 12 things you should know about the ‘first’ of the civilized Mesopotamians
When we talk about the Sumerians, our popular notions mostly pertain to an advanced civilization of Mesopotamia. However, we should also understand that from the…
The full translated Mesopotamian text of Enuma Elish – one of the world’s oldest known creation myths
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…
Listen to the Epic of Gilgamesh being read in original Akkadian
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 –…
Watch the nifty short animation presenting the ancient story of the Epic of Gilgamesh
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…
Listen to the ‘reincarnated’ song presented entirely in ancient Babylonian
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…
The ‘fortuitous’ clay tablet that revealed the previously unknown lines of the Epic of Gilgamesh
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…
3700-year old Babylonian tablet may contain the world’s oldest known trigonometric table
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…
12 fascinating ancient Mesopotamian inventions you should know about
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…
