Listen to the Epic of Gilgamesh melodiously sung in ancient Sumerian
Previously, we had talked about the oldest known song in the world, better known as the Hurrian Song to Nikkal, which was originally composed in…
Babylonian
Ancient 3,700-year old ‘customer service complaint’ inscribed on a Babylonian tablet
Mesopotamia is home to many of the world’s firsts, including the world’s oldest known literature and song. And now we are witness to one of…
Babylonian tablet showcases an early form of ‘calculus’ for tracking Jupiter
A complex computation of geometry done for tracking Jupiter – no, this is not a part of any NASA handbook. Rather it pertains to a…
