Ancient cylinder seals in Mesopotamia shaped the development of proto-cuneiform writing in Uruk around 3000 BCE, linking ...
A new study revives the old argument that ancient seals came before cuneiform, humanity's earliest known example of writing.
The earliest known writing system is thought to be Sumerian cuneiform, which grew up around the region of present-day Iraq, ...
The oldest surviving world map, known as the Imago Mundi, offers a fascinating glimpse into ancient Babylonian life. Dating ...
In the half-dark of a third-floor office, Danielle Levy lifted a clay tablet out of its box. Carefully examining it with ...
Co-authors Kathryn Kelley and Mattia Cartolano from the University of Bologna's Department of Classical Philology and Italian ...
New research traces Mesopotamian origins of writing back to trade symbols, shedding light on the evolution of written ...
The 3,000-year-old map places the Ark beyond Mesopotamia, in an unknown land where jewels hang from trees instead of fruit.
Researchers investigating how the first writing arose identified the motifs on preliterate "cylinder seals" used in the trade of agricultural products and textiles.
New findings on the 3,000-year-old Imago Mundi tablet suggest it may contain clues to Noah’s Ark’s location, blending myth ...
Standard Babylonian Gilgamesh VI vs ... Arguments for an Archival Approach to the Study of Cuneiform Writing'. Keilschriftliche Syllabare - Zur Methodik Ihrer Erstellung. Berlin: PeWe-Verlag, pp ...
Researchers decipher Babylonian map showing journey to Urartu, believed to be the ark's resting place after the Great Flood.