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  1. Cuneiform tablets say Sumerians ate fish. Their teeth say otherwise. New zinc isotope analysis of dental enamel from 4,500-year-old Abu Tbeirah reconstructs diet where collagen has long since vanished. #Bioarchaeology #AncientMesopotamia #IsotopeArchaeology anthropology.net/p/what-sumeri

  2. Two small clay cylinders finally give Nebuchadnezzar II his voice. A firsthand account of restoring the ziggurat of Kish, written in cuneiform and buried for millennia. When kings speak through clay. #Archaeology #AncientMesopotamia #Cuneiform #History anthropology.net/p/when-a-king

  3. Hymn to Babylon discovered, revealing ancient Mesopotamian city life

    In a collaboration between Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU) and the University of Baghdad, an ancient Babylonian hymn dating back over two millennia has been rediscovered and fully deciphered...

    More information: archaeologymag.com/2025/07/hym

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    #archaeology #archeology #archaeologynews #mesopotamia #AncientMesopotamia #ancientlanguages #cuneiform #babylon

  4. Enheduanna, the world's first known author, was a powerful high priestess who bridged the divine and human realms. Her literary works offer a glimpse into the rich tapestry of ancient Mesopotamian culture. #history #womeninhistory #ancientmesopotamia

    indroyc.com/2024/11/09/enhedua

  5. New in the our #ISAWNYU open journal:

    Huber, Peter J. “Third Millennium BC Chronology and Clock-Time Correction.” ISAW Papers 25 (2023). hdl.handle.net/2333.1/0cfxq1g1.

    "The astronomical data available for fixing the third millennium BC Mesopotamian chronology are precarious. But surprisingly, if taken at face value they yield unique coherent chronologies for the Dynasties of Akkad and Ur III (about 50 years higher than ..."

    #ancientHistory #ancientChronology #ancientMesopotamia #ancientAstronomy

  6. Archaeologists discovered a 4,000-year-old board game at a dig in Oman - Enlarge

    Archaeologists working in Oman's Qumayrah Valley rece... - arstechnica.com/?p=1828269 #ancientmesopotamia #ancientboardgames #gaming&culture #royalgameofur #archaeology #science