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

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

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 ...

In the cradle of civilisation, illness wasn’t just a medical problem — it was a supernatural one. That’s why Mesopotamians ...

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 ...

Discover the Imago Mundi, the 2,600-year-old Babylonian world map from Sippar, Iraq. Learn how it blends geography, myth & ...

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.

This librarian wanted to know much more about the organisation of knowledge in Ashurbanipal's library, as there is a fair ...

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 ...