In the ruins of the ancient Assyrian metropolis Nineveh, in modern Iraq, researchers have unearthed a rare artifact: a ...

Archaeologists who are excavating the ancient city of Nineveh in Iraq have discovered a rare stone carving depicting the last ruler of the Assyrian Empire flanked by important gods. The slab was made ...

Action RPG Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn joins this grand tradition, introducing a pantheon of gods and an underworld inspired by Mesopotamian lore. Taking on the role of Sapper Nor Vanek ...

Pazuzu was one of many ancient Mesopotamian supernatural beings that blurred the line between god and monster. Historian Dr ...

This sequence and privileged placement denote a favourable ascendency, as Inanna progressively rose in significance in the pantheon of Mesopotamian deities. Inanna, also known as Ishtar ...

the gods and goddesses that were believed to control every aspect of life. In the Mesopotamian world, the gods owned the cities, and humans did their bidding at the behest of kings. One gallery is ...

(host) A primordial mother, a divine female who births the first generation of deities in Mesopotamian mythology. Tiamat is crucial to life and death. Tiamat makes up the salty waters of creation.

Eridu and Hamoukar flourished in Mesopotamia. An ancient Babylonian myth claims that Eridu, a site located in southern Iraq, is the oldest city in the world and was created by the gods ...

The carved scene depicts at least six gods, including Hadad, the Mesopotamian god of storms; the moon god Sîn; the sun god Šamaš; and Atargatis, the region’s goddess of fertility. It is ...

and inherent nature of the deities and their temples. She populates the entire surrounding cosmos with active, engaging, uncontrollable divine beings.” As a society, Mesopotamia was in that era ...

It was beneath the palace’s throne room that his team recently unearthed the rare stone slab carved with the likeness of King Ashurbanipal, as well as two Mesopotamian deities—Ashur ...