Published in the Scandinavian Journal of the Old Testament, Gard Granerød’s article, “How Tall Is the God of the Tabernacle ...

The texts contain cuneiform symbols, an early writing system, and show the red tape of government bureaucracy dates back over ...

In southern Iraq, archaeologists have excavated a remarkable collection of carved clay tablets—ancient records of Akkadia, ...

Archaeologists have unearthed “administrative tablets,” which provide the oldest tangible proof of the world’s ...

That enabled Mesopotamian rule to be personal and indeed dynastic ... As rent and other payment arrears and interest charges mounted up, private lending (often by royal or temple officials acting on ...

Researchers have identified an extensive Mesopotamian canal network that supplied ancient farms in the Eridu region with water from the Euphrates river before the first millennium B.C.

‘And remember that it was published in the Zeitschrift, the temple of Mesopotamian science,’ he said. ‘Since the decipherment I have discovered new enemies and new allies.’ At some point in the early ...

Ziggurat of Ur. Credit: flickr / Joshua McFall CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Archaeologists have uncovered an extensive irrigation system, including canals and farms, near Sumerian Eridu, an ancient Mesopotamian ...