Excavations on unpromising mounds in the Iraqi desert revealed Sumer’s earliest city. Surviving relics and a rebuilt temple ...

While Mesopotamian history is innately fascinating ... Indeed, Nabonidus’ interest in excavating old temples and describing ...

When the ruins of the library were found in Victorian ... pieces together a vivid portrait of Mesopotamian life from the shattered remnants of the 30,000 or so tablets in Ashurbanipal's library.