Here, we explore six notable civilizations that have collapsed, shedding light on some of the causes behind their demise and ...

They fought the Egyptians, sacked Babylon, and built elaborate cities. Then the Hittites vanished. Today, new discoveries are ...

described these ancient tablets as “spreadsheets of empire.” Girsu held religious importance in Sumerian times as a sanctuary for the god Ningirsu. Around 2300 BC, King Sargon of Akkad ...

A learned man, he restored the region’s ancient architectural and cultural traditions, especially those from the Akkadian Empire, which had dominated Mesopotamia in the third millennium B.C.—a ...

Keywords: Akkadian, Sumerian ... She contributes to Ancient Near Eastern Empires through her expertise on the Assyrian Empire, especially in terms of the official text corpora, royal and elite levels ...

You can study languages such as Akkadian and Sumerian ... cuneiform tablets found in the ancient palace of Nineveh. Thanks to this project, Finland has become an international center for research on ...