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Women`s Lives in Ancient Mesopotamia

Ancient Tablets, Ancient Graves: Accessing Women`s Lives in Mesopotamia. Women In World History Curriculum...

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Ancient Art: Mesopotamia

Mesopotamia, the land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, was the fertile river plain where civilization was born and where writing first appeared. Southern Mesopotamia was under the control of a series of kings from 3000 B.C. to the 6th century B.C. In its early history, Mesopotamia was a collection of agricultural city-states. These later ga...

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Ishtar Gate Inscription

Dedicatory Inscription on the Ishtar Gate, Babylon; TRANSLATION (Adapted from Marzahn 1995:29-30)Language: Akkadian Medium: glazed brick Size: c. 15 meters high c. 10 meters wide Length: 60 lines of writing Genre: Dedication Inscription Dedicator: Nebuchadnezzar King of Babylonia (reigned 605""562 BCE) Approximate Date: 600 BCE Place of Discovery: ...

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Zagarell's Archaeology Page: Bakhtiari Archaeological Finds

Bakhtiari Mountains of Southwest Iran The Bakhtiari project was begun in 1974 and was interrupted in 1978 by the Iranian Revolution. The project focused upon the long-term history (Epi-paleolithic-Bronze Age-Iron Age) and changing patterns of settlement over time. The research has also focused on the long-term adaptations, in an ecological and his...

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Cuneiform Tablet

Cuneiform tablets are ancient artifacts that provide valuable insights into the history and culture of ancient civilizations. These tablets were used by the Sumerians, Babylonians, and Assyrians to record various information such as transactions, laws, literature, and more. The writing on cuneiform tablets is in the form of wedge-shaped characters...

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Internet Ancient History Sourcebook: Mesopotamia

Ancient Near East Sumeria (c. 3100-c. 2000 BC) Akkadia (c.2350-2200 BC) Babylonia (c.2000-1600 BC) Kassites and Hittites (c.1600-717 BC) Assyria (c.1350- 612 BC) Chaldea/Neo-Babylonia (612-539 BC) Syrian Cities: Ebla, Ugarit, Emar Phoenicia 950 BC Carthage: The Punic Empire ANE Arts and Architecture ANE Mathematics and Astronomy Gender and...

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Near East Map

Oriental Institute Map Series - Site Maps Combining the separate 300 dpi prints will produce a composite map of the ancient Near East approximately 14" to 19" square, depending upon the printing methods used. The Site Maps will be updated periodically, so check back for the latest versions. Each Site Map is presented as a 300 dpi grayscale image...

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Carlos Museum - Ancient Near Eastern Art: Introduction

The Near Eastern collections of the Carlos Museum embody the legacy of the ancient Near East from the beginnings of agriculture and writing to the growth of the first cities and empires....

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Gilgamesh Epic

From K. C. Hanson's Photo Gallery of Mesopotamia. Gilgamesh Epic Tablet 11: The Flood Narrative ? century BC...

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Assyro-Babylonian Mythology

Assyro-Babylonian mythology is a rich tapestry of ancient beliefs and stories that were an integral part of the Mesopotamian society. The region of Mesopotamia, located in modern-day Iraq, was home to the Assyrians and Babylonians, who developed a complex and intricate mythological system that influenced later civilizations, including the Greeks an...

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