The Sumerian King List, as preserved by Berossus, includes rulers with impossibly long reigns—some said to rule before a ...

Writing, laws, cities, and science—these and other innovations were devised by the enterprising peoples living in Sumer, the land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, some 5,000 years ago. High ...

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 ...

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 ...

Originally published under title: From the tablets of Sumer: Indian Hills, Colo. : Falcon's Wing Press, 1956. https://siris-libraries.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile ...

Originally published under title: From the tablets of Sumer: Indian Hills, Colo. : Falcon's Wing Press, 1956. siris_sil_431273 ...