Moudhy Al-Rashid: Ancient Akkadian poems and medical texts reveal grief’s universals
A long compilation of various therapies given to improve a patient’s happiness was unearthed in a house in Ashur, a city along the Tigris River.
June 12, 2022 · Leave a comment
Enheduanna: Seven Sumerian Temple Hymns (2300 BCE)
The temple seems to listen as she describes its resident: “your lady a water bird — sacred woman of the inner chamber,” she says to the temple in the intimate conversation that characterizes each hymn.
May 15, 2022 · 3 Comments
Ashish Sinha,Gayatri Kathayat: Climate change fueled the rise and demise of the Neo-Assyrian Empire, superpower of the ancient world
Climate change first contributed to the meteoric rise of the Neo-Assyrian Empire and then to its precipitous collapse.
December 5, 2019 · Leave a comment
