In the course of a collaboration with the University of Baghdad, LMU's Enrique Jiménez has rediscovered a text that had been ...

These gingerbread tablets are SUPER DELICIOUS and the perfect ancient eat for something modern. The Epic of Gilgamesh is ...

The Iraqi government has launched what has come to be known as "recovery diplomacy" as part of its efforts to recover looted ...

They mark a critical development in the use of cuneiform writing in the southern region of the Fertile Crescent, offering greater clarity on one of the world’s earliest civilisations. The submission ...

This large ceremonial vase bears Sumerian cuneiform script, typically associated with Mesopotamia. The presence of this writing in South America raises intriguing questions about the historical ...

Greg Jenner is joined in ancient Mesopotamia by Dr Moudhy Al-Rashid and comedian Phil Wang to learn about the history of cuneiform, the world's oldest writing system. Show more Greg Jenner is ...

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Despite having two different languages, the Akkadians adopted the cuneiform writing system with their unique interpretations. For centuries, the ancient civilization consistently utilized the same ...

Digital Clay: Cuneiform languages represent the earliest known writing systems in human history. The Sumerians used this method by making indentations in clay tablets, a practice later adopted by ...