From tail-wagging agents of battle to divine deities, ancient Mesopotamia’s civilisations saw dogs as more than just pets.

The Tombs of the Assyrian Queens Yaba, Banitu, and Atalia The Royal Tomb of Nimrud were first discovered in April of 1989 by an expedition of the Iraqi Department of Antiquities and Heritage. The Tomb ...

The text was a description of an unknown hymn that praised Marduk, the Esagil, Babylon, and the Babylonians, hinting at the ancient people’s lives.