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4,000-Year-Old Clay Tablets Show Ancient Sumerians' Obsession With Government Bureaucracy
In southern Iraq, archaeologists have excavated a remarkable collection of carved clay tablets—ancient records of Akkadia, ...
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Dead sheep to gold: 4,000-year-old tablet reveals world’s first empire’s secrets
Archaeologists have unearthed “administrative tablets,” which provide the oldest tangible proof of the world’s ...
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The Tombs of the Assyrian Queens Yaba, Banitu, and Atalia
The city of Kalkhu was a capital of the Assyrian Empire for over 150 years until King Sargon moved the capital to Dur-Sharukin (modern Khorshabad) in 717 B.C. The city is located 4 miles south-west of ...
The hero in a basket
Karna is one of the most celebrated heroes of the Mahabharata. Born to an unwed princess, Kunti, through a boon granted by Rishi Durvasa, Karna was abandoned at ...
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The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior - Full Cast & Crew
Ashur incurs the undying enmity of ruthless generalissimo Sargon, gets killed and the orphaned knave is shipped off to a desolate training camp for six years by king Hammurabi's clemency.