Armenia, The Homeland of the Sumerians?
How and where did the great Sumerian civilization come from? Many scientists have been and are still struggling to solve the mystery of...
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Ryan Moorhen
Jan 5, 20192 min read
Nineveh City of Assyria
The city of Nineveh is first mentioned in Genesis 10. Cush begot Nimrod; he began to be a mighty one on the earth. He was a mighty hunter...
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Ryan Moorhen
Oct 24, 20181 min read
Manishtusu Diorite Sumerian Obelisk
This pyramidal stele bears a long cuneiform inscription in Akkadian. Erected by Manishtusu (2270-2255 BC), son of Sargon and third king...
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Ryan Moorhen
Oct 24, 20181 min read
Cuneiform Table Lion Decoration from Susa
Susa is one of the oldest cities in the world. Excavations have uncovered evidence of continual habitation dating back to 4200 BCE. Susa...
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Ryan Moorhen
Oct 24, 20181 min read
Kudurru Marduk Apla Iinna
A priest in prayer before the symbols for Marduk, chief god of Babylon, and Nabu, god of wisdom and writing. Neo-Babylonian, 7th-6th BCE
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Ryan Moorhen
Oct 24, 20181 min read
Khorsobad Room Louvre Museum
This courtyard houses the impressive remains of the palace inaugurated by King Sargon II in Khorsabad (northern Iraq) in 706 BC. The...
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Ryan Moorhen
Oct 24, 20181 min read
Ishtar Statue - Amethyst Eyes
Babylonian Mesopotamian Goddess Ishtar Ashtart Sculpture Statue - Louvre Museum, Paris. 2000 B.C. So common in the Mesopotamian area...
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Ryan Moorhen
Oct 24, 20181 min read
Inshushinak Elamite Temple
Inshushinak was one of the major gods of the Elamites and the protector deity of Susa. The ziggurat at Choqa Zanbil is dedicated to him....
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Ryan Moorhen
Oct 24, 20181 min read
Libation Vase of Gudea
Libation Vase of the God Ningishzida Neo-Sumerian era, around 2120 BC. The inscription reads: “To the god Ningiszida, his god...
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Ryan Moorhen
Oct 15, 201825 min read
Persian Relics - Louvre Museum
Many Persian relics are kept in museums across the world. Most of these were looted from Iran due to the negligence of past rulers. The...
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Ryan Moorhen
Aug 4, 20189 min read
Nergal - The Mesopotamian god of death, war, and destruction.
Nergal (also known as Erra and Irra) is the Mesopotamian god of death, war, and destruction. He began as a regional, probably...
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Ryan Moorhen
Aug 3, 20185 min read
Ancient Sumerian cuneiform system of writing
Cuneiform is a system of writing first developed by the ancient Sumerians of Mesopotamia c. 3500-3000 BCE. It is considered the most...
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Ryan Moorhen
Aug 3, 20183 min read
Apkallu aka Winged Genie
Winged genie is the conventional term for a recurring motif in the iconography of Assyrian sculpture. Winged genies are usually bearded...
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Ryan Moorhen
Aug 3, 20181 min read
Eanna-shum-iddina - Kudurru
The Eanna-shum-iddina kudurru is a boundary stone of governor Eanna-shum-iddina in the Sealand Dynasty of Babylon in the mid 2nd...
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Ryan Moorhen
Aug 2, 20182 min read
kudurru with a mushhushshu dragon
Top fragment of a kudurru with a mushhushshu dragon and divine symbols Period: Second Dynasty of Isin Date:ca. 1156–1025 B.C....
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Ryan Moorhen
Aug 1, 20181 min read
Sumerian Worshipper Kur-lil - British Museum
The inscription has been read as Kurlil; presumably the same Kurlil who was an official in the city of Uruk and who was responsible for...
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Ryan Moorhen
Aug 1, 20181 min read
Worshipper Statue of a Sumerian Woman - British Museum
The woman wears a garment which was probably made of a sheep skin. The garment was wrapped over the left shoulder only. There are long...
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Ryan Moorhen
Jul 30, 20181 min read
The Nergal Fragment that Changed the World
A fragment of a circular stone vessel which was dedicated to the temple of God Nergal by a high official. The carved scenes in low relief...
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Ryan Moorhen
Jul 30, 20181 min read
Nergal - Essential Sumerian Knowledge
NergalGod of war, plague, death, and disease📷Ancient Parthian relief carving of Nergal from Hatra in Iraq, dating to the first or second...
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Ryan Moorhen
Jul 30, 20181 min read
Lahmu God
Lahmu was a minor god associated with the god Ea. Ritual texts prescribe that such figures be buried in the corners of a room and in the...
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