#AncientHistory

Feb 26, 201812 min read

Tiglath Pilese referred to himself as unrivalled king of the universe, king of the four quarters..

Look at this bas-relief found at a palace in Nimrud… …it depicts the humiliation of one man by another. Some sources identify the...

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Jan 16, 20177 min read

A little too much eye makeup! (Source) A long while ago, I wanted to write about Ku-Baba, the only woman on the Sumerian King List. I...

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Jun 11, 20144 min read

Shaduppum. Ain’t it a beauty? In 1945, on the southeastern outskirts of Baghdad, the ancient city of Shaduppum was discovered at Tell...

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Apr 23, 20144 min read

First there was ______, then there was ______, and the universe was created. It’s a pretty standard and simplified formula of how humans...

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Oct 20, 20135 min read

Nebuchadnezzar II, the great king of Babylon, the one known for building one of the most elusive wonders of the ancient world. King...

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Aug 20, 20132 min read

About the only connection between Germany and Mesopotamia that comes to my mind is the Mesopotamian collection at the Pergamon Museum in...

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Feb 10, 20138 min read

Gudea, a Sumerian king who ruled the Sumerian city-state of Lagash between 2140 and 2120 BC, has been the subject of many statues, but...

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