Cuneiform tablets from ancient Babylon cover a range of topics, from exorcising ghosts to uncovering the location of Noah’s ...

More than 200 clay cuneiform tablets and 60 seals linked to the Ancient Mesopotamian government were discovered by archaeologists at the ancient Sumerian city Girsu or the present-day site Tello ...

Ur, sent a clay tablet containing a complaint ... and some of the oldest surviving cuneiform writing was used in ancient Mesopotamia to keep records of the buying and selling of goods.

On a long table were pieces of clay tablets, among the hundreds ... who had no direct expertise in Mesopotamian studies and left the supervision of the cuneiform collection to his sole assistant ...

The human obsession with frightening creatures has given rise to ancient tales of dragons and werewolves, as well as to the ...

As Iraq fitfully rebuilds, a groundbreaking exhibition is showcasing that nation’s rich roots in Mesopotamia ... Numerous cuneiform tablets relate tales, such as that of the great flood ...

Nanna. A collection of artefacts collected 2,500 years ago in modern-day Iraq reveals the forgotten world of Mesopotamia, ...

The book is Hammer’s account of the deciphering of cuneiform, the oldest known writing system. Cuneiform was invented in around 3400 BC in Mesopotamia. It was used for… ...