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Clay cylinders reveal Nebuchadnezzar II text on Kish ziggurat

Two small clay cylinders, pulled from the soil of central Iraq, have given Nebuchadnezzar II his first clear voice at the ...
Greek Reporter

Ancient Cuneiform Cylinders Shed Light on Nebuchadnezzar II’s Work in Babylon

Study of ancient cuneiform cylinders reveals how Nebuchadnezzar II restored Kish’s ziggurat and linked his rule to Babylon’s ...
La Brújula Verde

Two cylinders found at the site of the Ziggurat of Kish bear an inscription of Nebuchadnezzar II that confirms the archaeological findings

A chance discovery in the ancient Mesopotamian city of Kish has provided a new and valuable piece for understanding the ...
Archaeology

The World's Oldest Writing

SCRIBE STATUE. FOUND: Lagash, Iraq. CULTURE: Sumerian. DATE: ca. 2400 B.C. LANGUAGE: Sumerian. In early 2016, hundreds of media outlets around the world reported that a set of recently deciphered ...
Greek City Times

The Dispilio Tablet: A Neolithic Enigma Challenging the History of Writing

The Dispilio Tablet, a wooden artifact engraved with linear symbols and dated to around 5260 BC, was discovered in a ...
Greek Reporter

AI Reveals What Ancient Languages, Including Greek, Sounded Like

Artificial intelligence (AI) has brought ancient languages to life, such as Ancient Greek and Old English, by demonstrating ...