The Sumerian King List or Chronicle of the One Monarchy is an ancient literary composition written in Sumerian that was likely created and redacted to legitimize the claims to power of various ...

Sumerian religion was the religion practiced by the people of Sumer, the first literate civilization found in recorded history and based in ancient Mesopotamia, and what is modern day Iraq. The ...

The civilisation weakened when city rulers began fighting with each other. Flooding meant that crops weren't growing as well. Cities began to struggle. In the end, Sumer was invaded by the ...

The civilisation weakened when city rulers began fighting with each other. Flooding meant that crops weren't growing as well. Cities began to struggle. In the end, Sumer was invaded by the ...

Newly analyzed 5,000-year-old clay bowls unearthed in Iraq may be evidence of early government-like rule, a new study finds.

Written and inscribed on clay in Mesopotamia around 2,900-years-ago ... The result, while imperfect, is probably the most detailed map of the city’s neighborhoods ever compiled. The article is ...

There are thousands of maps out there, from massive city maps to confined horror maps and everything in between, so it can be tough trying to find the very best of the best. Luckily for you ...

Archaeologist Hormuzd Rassam discovered the tablet in 1882 in Sippar, an ancient Babylonian city in present-day Iraq ... The writing above the map tells of the creation of the Earth, and the map ...

Sumer entered the Northern Ireland market in June by acquiring chartered accountancy firm ASM’s base in the city. Since then, managing director Brian Clerkin said the company has been in growth ...