“RECONSTRUCTION,” like Mesopotamia, is a blessed word, and already there exists a considerable literature to expound its illimitable possibilities. The value of that literature is not equal to ...

W hen did humans start “putting pen to paper” and expressing their thoughts through a series of complex symbols? An important ...

Whereas much of ancient Mesopotamian literature is unattributed, Enheduanna introduced herself by name and included autobiographical details in several poems. Her passionate voice had a lasting ...

In this book, Jacobo Myerston traces the trajectories of various proto-linguistic traditions that circulated between Greece and Mesopotamia before the institutionalization of Greek philosophy. By ...

the remainder are more or less ephemeral documents that cover many aspects of life in Mesopotamia, state and private – from beer rations to heroic literature with every kind of document in between.

[… who s]aw the Deep, […] the country, [who] knew […], […] all […] [… who] saw the Deep, […] the country, [who] knew […], […] all […] This first ...

No forms to fill in of course, no tax returns, but also no literature, no science ... made just over five thousand years ago in a Mesopotamian city. It's one of the earliest examples of writing ...