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Babylonian Chronographic Texts from the Hellenistic Period gathers previously unpublished tablets...

Babylonian Chronographic Texts from the Hellenistic Period gathers previously unpublished tablets...

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Cuneiform script on tablets of clay is, as far as we know, the oldest form of writing in the worl...

'British Museum expert Dr Irving Finkel reveals how decoding the symbols on a 4,000 year old piec...

The Cyrus Cylinder is one of the most famous objects to have survived from the ancient world. The...

'The Idea of Writing' is an exploration of the versatility of writing systems. From ancient Egypt...

In the capital, Nineveh, there resides a deep and complex man, the power behind the King of the W...

A compelling investigation of one of the most famous myths in the world, that of the great flood ...

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To Aleppo Gone ... is a festschrift offered in honour of Jonathan Tubb, former Levant curator and...

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