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Bizarre Sumerian Cities of the Anunnak
Shaduppum. Ain’t it a beauty? In 1945, on the southeastern outskirts of Baghdad, the ancient city of Shaduppum was discovered at Tell...

Faruq Zamani
Jun 11, 20144 min read


How Queen Pu’abi and other royals got their servants for the afterlife at Ur
“During the burial of a king in the Royal Tombs of Ur, men and women were sacrificed to be the servants of royalty in the afterlife. They...

Ryan Moorhen
Dec 19, 20114 min read


Let’s play Ur!
The Royal Game of Ur, housed and on display at the British Museum. (Source) Okay, so I have an iPod Touch, and I’ve filled it with game...

Ryan Moorhen
Nov 4, 20112 min read
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