Ancient scripts were a window into the linguistic practices of people, which were influenced by their cultural setting. A fragment of a Sumerian tablet was proof of this, as a team of researchers ...

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

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

A recent study by Dr. Jana Matuszak, published in the academic journal Iraq, examines the mythical narrative contained in a tablet (Ni 12501) dating to the Early Dynastic IIIb period (ca. 2540–2350 ...

The storm god Iškur is trapped in the netherworld. Without him in the sky, the rivers will dry up—the grasses, cows and people will die. A lone Fox volunteers to traverse worlds to rescue him, armed ...

"The tablets are given either in copy or in transcription." "The mass of the ... collection come from Umma and Drehem." - Introd. "Revised transcription of Bedaleś 'Sumerian tablets from Umma'": p.