More than a thousand years after it was last heard, an AI translator has brought a long-lost hymn to the ancient city of ...

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Researchers report that AI deciphered the Hammurabi tablet at 98% accuracy, opening the door to translating ancient cuneiform ...

Scholars have found a 3,000-year-old Babylonian hymn praising the city, its citizens, and deity Marduk, with the help of A.I.

At its peak some 3,000 years ago, the ancient Mesopotamian city of Babylon was the largest metropolis on Earth. Renowned for ...

A team of ancient literature experts have deciphered a Mesopotamain text that was missing for over 1,000 years. Etched on ...

The full hymn was scattered among fragmented pieces of clay tablet, but using an AI program, experts were able to piece together the ancient song.

The rediscovered lines also give rare voice to Babylon’s women, especially its priestesses. It describes them as devout and ...

A 2,000-year-old Babylonian hymn pieced together with AI reveals rare details about ancient life, women’s roles, and the ...

The Hymn of Babylon had been lost for over 2,000 years until researchers used AI to piece it together from 30 clay fragments.