Faruq ZamaniJun 11, 20144 min readBizarre Sumerian Cities of the AnunnakShaduppum. Ain’t it a beauty? In 1945, on the southeastern outskirts of Baghdad, the ancient city of Shaduppum was discovered at Tell...
Ryan MoorhenDec 19, 20114 min readHow Queen Pu’abi and other royals got their servants for the afterlife at Ur“During the burial of a king in the Royal Tombs of Ur, men and women were sacrificed to be the servants of royalty in the afterlife. They...
Ryan MoorhenNov 4, 20112 min readLet’s play Ur!The Royal Game of Ur, housed and on display at the British Museum. (Source) Okay, so I have an iPod Touch, and I’ve filled it with game...