Power Served in Bronze: Urartu’s Kings Turned Royal Bowls into Portable Propaganda
More than 100 bronze bowls inscribed with the names of Urartian kings were designed to do more than hold food or drink. A new study…
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Three New Kings of Assyria May Have Been Erased from Ancient History
A battered land grant, a royal name carved over another and an inscription on a silver vessel made for beer have led researchers to three…
4,000-Year-Old Cuneiform Letters from Anatolia Read Without Opening Their Clay Envelopes
Nearly 4,000 years ago, cuneiform letters sent through the Old Assyrian trade network in Anatolia were written on small clay tablets, wrapped in thin clay…
First Assyrian Inscription Ever Found in Jerusalem Reveals Diplomatic Ties Between Kings
Archaeologists in Jerusalem have made a discovery that could reshape our understanding of the city’s ancient political landscape: a 2,700-year-old pottery fragment bearing an Assyrian…
Sumerian Birth Certificate: One of History’s Oldest Records
Imagine a poignant record from the dusty pages of history, stretching back approximately four thousand years. Picture a small clay tablet inscribed with cuneiform, dating…