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Book Review: The Sumerians: Lost Civilizations by Paul Collins
Publisher: Reaktion Books, 2021 (part of the 'Lost Civilisations' series, distributed in the US by University of Chicago Press) Length: roughly 208–214…
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Jul 3
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Lord of the Sweet Waters: Enki, God of Wisdom and Creation
Enki, known to the Akkadians as Ea, was one of the oldest and most enduring deities of ancient Mesopotamia; a god of subterranean fresh water, wisdom…
Jun 30
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The 'Curse' of the Royal Tombs: What Really Happened at Ur?
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Jun 26
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When the Gods Withdrew Their Favour: Starmer's Fall and the Mesopotamian Logic of Lost Kingship
In light of the recent political events in the UK, I thought I would write this short piece….these hot, sleepless nights are good for something!
Jun 24
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Nergal: God of War, Plague, and the Underworld in Ancient Mesopotamia
Beneath the sun-scorched plains of ancient Mesopotamia, the people whispered of a god who walked in two worlds at once - one foot planted in the searing…
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The Ghost City of Mesopotamia
The City that Vanished
Jun 19
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Dagan of the Grain: The God the Philistines Actually Worshipped
(Artistic representation)
Jun 16
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When Astronomy Could Get You Killed...
Somewhere in a temperature-controlled room at Columbia University in New York, a lump of baked clay sits in a display case.
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