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.

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A carved panel found at Nimrud depicts Assyrian soldiers swimming across a river and using inflatable goat skins as floaties.

Name: Assyrian Swimmers What it is: A relief scene carved in gypsum Where it is from: The Royal Palace of Nimrud (near modern-day Mosul, Iraq) When it was made: Between 865 and 860 B.C. Related ...

Did you know that you can see some 2,800-year-old ancient Assyrian cuneiform posters for free in Brunswick at the Bowdoin College Museum of Art? Seriously, you climb the stairs to the third floor ...

A recent study published in the Journal of Archaeological Science has revealed the materials and techniques used in the production of writing tablets from the Neo-Assyrian Empire, found in the ruins ...

Books Received Published: 26 December 1901 Assyrian Language Easy Lessons in the Cuneiform Inscriptions Nature 65, 170–171 (1901) Cite this article ...

A bowl, likely used for ceremonial libations, was uncovered by Penn Museum and Iraqi archaeologists at Nimrud, Iraq (2024). Credit: Penn Museum Researchers also discovered clay tablets in excellent ...

The substitute-king ritual is associated with the Neo-Assyrian period, which lasted from about 900 B.C. to 612 B.C., though it may have been practiced later as well.

To read about 4,000-year-old cuneiform tablets excavated at the Anatolian city of Kanesh, go to " Assyrian Women of Letters." ...