Archaeologists have uncovered a tiny 3,500-year-old tablet inscribed with cuneiform writing during excavations at a site in Turkey that could shed light on what life was like during the Late Bronze ...

The ancient Assyrians couldn’t exactly take to the phones like the IRS, making incessant calls demanding that loyal subjects ...

In a fascinating discovery, archaeologists have unearthed a 4,500-year-old limestone tablet inscribed with a chilling royal ...

Researchers translated the cuneiform writing, which is characterized by symbols gouged into moist clay. Turkey's Ministry of Culture and Tourism Researchers have discovered that a clay tablet found in ...

Johns Hopkins Assyriologist Jacob Lauinger has the rare privilege of translating a once-in-a-lifetime archaeological find: a small, 3,500-year-old cuneiform tablet unearthed in February 2023 after a ...

BAGHDAD (AP) — A small clay tablet dating back 3,500 years and bearing a portion of the Epic of Gilgamesh that was looted from an Iraqi museum 30 years ago and recently recovered from the United ...

Scholars deciphered inscriptions on 4,000-year-old tablets more than 100 years after they were originally discovered. Omens on the tablet threaten tragedies including famines, plagues, and invasions.

Here's what we know about Zaze. She was a woman. She lived some 3,500 years ago in southeastern Turkey. And as the manager—or maybe owner—of a furniture workshop, she employed at least seven ...

A new artificial intelligence (AI) software is now able to decipher difficult-to-read texts on cuneiform tablets. Instead of photos, the AI system uses 3D models of the tablets, delivering ...

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