#AncientHistory

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...

Sumerian Kinglist with Queen Ku-Baba

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...

Bizarre Sumerian Cities of the Anunnak

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

Sumerians Cosmology and the Universe

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

Nebuchadnezzar King of Babylon

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

Archaeologists and Mesopotamia

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

Gudea Patesi of Lagash.

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...