Mesopotamian deities shared many human experiences, with gods marrying, procreating and sharing households and familial duties. However when love went wrong, the consequences could be dire in both ...

While gods in games are nothing new, Mesopotamian gods are not a common sight; the relative rarity of Mesopotamian influences in video games contributed to A44 Games' decision to feature them in ...

Known as the cradle of civilisation, successive Mesopotamian cultures had female deities, queens and the world's first-known author Goddess, priestess, queen: Six forgotten women who shaped ...

In the ruins of the ancient Assyrian metropolis Nineveh, in modern Iraq, researchers have unearthed a rare artifact: a massive stone relief depicting important deities and Ashurbanipal, the last ...

We explore Tiamat the “mother of monsters” in Mesopotamian mythology. Across multiple mythologies, the term “mother of monsters” is used frequently on the likes of women such as Echidna ...

Mesopotamia is a land of many firsts. ... a site located in southern Iraq, is the oldest city in the world and was created by the gods, wrote Zainab Bahrani, ...

It was beneath the palace’s throne room that his team recently unearthed the rare stone slab carved with the likeness of King Ashurbanipal, as well as two Mesopotamian deities—Ashur, Assyria ...