Of a Number of Things

(Biblical studies) If you try to picture the God of the Tanakh (the Old Testament to Christians), chances are you’ll picture someone li...

Sumerian King Shulgi of the Ur III dynasty ruled for 48 years (2029 BCE–1982 BCE), completed the Great Ziggurat, waged wars, repaired roads,...

On the Beginning of Writing in Mesopotamia It’s hard to imagine life without reading and writing.  Speech is fine as far as it goes, but...

(Very) Old Friends In beginning my travels in Akkadian, I’m happy to see my old friends the nominative, genitive and accusative cases in ...

The Seven Kings of Rome - Ab Urbe Condita Romulus founded the city of Rome, Numa strengthened religion at home, Tullus with A...

On Learning Akkadian Assyrian king from the British Museum For the past year or so, I've been trying to learn Biblical Hebrew. I...