Are you curious about ancient #Assyrian or #Mesopotamian religions? Thanks to the Assyrian Cultural Foundation's Assyrian Renaissance lecture series, you can check out my thoughts on the topic here: youtu.be/vC9AbeNEU1I?... #Assyriology #Ancient #History

New issue of Journal of Near Eastern Studies Vol. 84, No. 1 (2025) www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/jnes/202... @chicagojournals.bsky.social
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Boost Your Collection: check out how the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam is bringing their cuneiform object collection to life

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Almost 4,000 years ago during an era we call the Old Babylonian period, a student formed a round tablet out of clay and drew a circle on it for a math assignment.

The area of the circle (45) was then calculated using an approximation of pi (≈ 3). #HappyPiDay

Last year, I wrote a brief article about how the heart “breaks” in ancient Mesopotamia. What could a broken heart have meant 3,000 years ago, and how did people express mental distress?

To me, how they made emotional pain make sense is really moving anetoday.org/al-rashid-he...

#GöbekliTepe 's monumental T-pillars are actually giant #anthropomorphic sculptures. Got to admit, though, that in the beginning of my work there, meanwhile more than 17 years ago, I found it ... challenging to recognize this likeness.

Until we finally excavated the "hands & loincloth" part ...

It looks like an ancient Excel spreadsheet with a doodle. But ~2,500 years ago, someone made a diagram of a 7-pointed star, and a table that seems to give instructions for how to make that diagram.

The seven points of the star are labeled with the names for the strings of a Mesopotamian harp.

A workshop about my book on the Greek city-state, this Tuesday, in person and on zoom

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“Masterpieces of the MANN,” a special exhibit currently on display at Maraya, #AlUla, showcasing collections from the National Archaeological Museum of Naples, including those of Alexander III of Macedon, Trajan & Marcus Aurelias, and a mosaic replete with beautiful creatures 🐍 #SaudiArabia

Ea-nāṣir is the recipient of the world’s oldest complaint letter. He’s reportedly the worst businessman of the 18th century, a mediocre conman whose actions should have him put out of business. Is this fair?

Here’s a thread on the most up-to-date research on this captivating figure.

It’s kinda rare to find drawings on clay tablets from ancient Mesopotamia. This one shows a drawing of coils — maybe intestines — on one side and cuneiform signs on the other.

Assyrian and Babylonian diviners had to “read” sheep intestines for signs of events to come www.penn.museum/collections/...

If you want a digital tour of At-Turaif district in Riyadh’s old town — a UNESCO World Heritage Site — then I am here to oblige you.

Entering the district via a bridge with a sweeping view that I did zero justice to