ALL MESOPOTAMIA

Jun 19

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This comparison of data from Gulf of Oman marine sediments and archeological findings shows the synchrony of the collapse of the Akkadian empire with severe climatic changes, including the abrupt onset of drought as indicated by dust deposition.

This comparison of data from Gulf of Oman marine sediments and archeological findings shows the synchrony of the collapse of the Akkadian empire with severe climatic changes, including the abrupt onset of drought as indicated by dust deposition.

Jun 18

“Among the many culinary treats Italy has given the world is gelato, a frozen dessert with roots in ancient Mesopotamia. Gelato lovers from all over the world are flocking to a university outside Bologna, Italy, to master the art of gelato-making. Here’s a free lesson: Don’t call it ice cream.”

“Among the many culinary treats Italy has given the world is gelato, a frozen dessert with roots in ancient Mesopotamia. Gelato lovers from all over the world are flocking to a university outside Bologna, Italy, to master the art of gelato-making. Here’s a free lesson: Don’t call it ice cream.”

Ziggurat (holy tower) of ancient Ashur December 14, 1994

Ziggurat (holy tower) of ancient Ashur

December 14, 1994

Jun 17

ancient-mesopotamia: Reconstuction model of Ishtar Gate, Babylon.

ancient-mesopotamia:

Reconstuction model of Ishtar Gate, Babylon.

ancient-mesopotamia: Hanging Gardens of Babylon art.

ancient-mesopotamia:

Hanging Gardens of Babylon art.

(via starsinyourwake)

Jun 16

Someone in Paris made a Sumerian font and you can use it for free and it’s awesome.

Someone in Paris made a Sumerian font and you can use it for free and it’s awesome.

Jun 15

Ludmila Zeman “ ‘Here, Gilgamesh, is the Immortality You Have Sought…the City You Built’ ” for The Last Quest of Gilgamesh (Montreal: Tundra, 1995). Mixed mediaOriginal art purchased with the assistance of the Walter & Duncan Gordon Foundation.

Ludmila Zeman

“ ‘Here, Gilgamesh, is the Immortality You Have Sought…the City You Built’ ” for The Last Quest of Gilgamesh (Montreal: Tundra, 1995).
Mixed media

Original art purchased with the assistance of the Walter & Duncan Gordon Foundation.

Jun 14

King Tiglatpileser III in a segment cut from one of the stone panels decorating his Central Palace at Kalhu. British Museum.

King Tiglatpileser III in a segment cut from one of the stone panels decorating his Central Palace at Kalhu. British Museum.

(Source: ucl.ac.uk)

Babylon in a 1932 excavation.

Babylon in a 1932 excavation.