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Scholars have found a 3,000-year-old Babylonian hymn praising the city, its citizens, and deity Marduk, with the help of A.I.
The rediscovered lines also give rare voice to Babylon’s women, especially its priestesses. It describes them as devout and ...
A team of ancient literature experts have deciphered a Mesopotamain text that was missing for over 1,000 years. Etched on ...
Propaganda was perhaps less subtle three millennia ago: it’s doubtful a modern singer would describe their nation’s laws as ...
Aries, in the Babylonian horoscope, is ruled by the god Marduk, the god of creation, war and justice. Marduk's energy brings a power of transformation to the natives of this sign, who find themselves ...
She does this by changing the narrative of ancient Mesopotamian mythology, fixating on the legendary battle where the supremely powerful dragon goddess of oceans Tiamat, was killed by the storm ...
The first seminar of the fall season was held on September 23rd on the subject ‘Cognitive Perspectives on Ancient Texts’. The first speaker, Dr. Matthew Ong, examined the metaphors for the emotions of ...
At this time, the region’s new Kassite rulers were challenging the religious establishment in Nippur, which had long been the seat of the chief Sumerian god, Enlil.
Game Rant speaks to A44 Games about how Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn draws from Mesopotamian mythology to create its pantheon of gods.
Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn marries its narrative and gameplay through seemingly disparate parts, from Napoleonic aesthetics to Mesopotamian myths.
In a Mesopotamian creation myth, the god Marduk battled the goddess Tiamat, mother of the gods and embodiment of the sea, sometimes portrayed as a serpent or dragon.