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

These gingerbread tablets are SUPER DELICIOUS and the perfect ancient eat for something modern. The Epic of Gilgamesh is believed to be the oldest piece of literature in the world, and tells the story ...

The Iraqi government has launched what has come to be known as "recovery diplomacy" as part of its efforts to recover looted ...

Tablets containing economic and administrative content dating back to Third Dynasty of Ur, Old Akkadian and Old Babylonian ...

Türkiye's Culture and Tourism Ministry returned six cuneiform clay tablets Monday to Iraqi authorities within the scope of ...

A hieroglyph stood for individual or combinations of consonants. 3. Akkadian Cuneiform - 2500 BCE Despite having two different languages, the Akkadians adopted the cuneiform writing system with their ...

Akkadian was written logographic and syllabic, meaning that its symbols contained semantic meaning—much like the Mandarin Chinese Levy studied in high school. Not only that, but The Epic of Gilgamesh, ...

Researchers investigating how the first writing arose identified the motifs on preliterate "cylinder seals" used in the trade of agricultural products and textiles.

The wedge-shaped writing on the tablets, known as cuneiform, demonstrated that these ancient stargazers used geometric calculations to predict the motion of Jupiter.

Archaeologists in Turkey have uncovered a 3,500-year-old cuneiform tablet during post-earthquake restoration work at the ancient city of Alalah. The tablet, dating to the Late Bronze Age, details ...

Archaeologists have uncovered a tiny 3,500-year-old tablet inscribed with ancient writing during excavations in Turkey. Cuneiform, one of the oldest forms of writing, was used across the ancient ...