Nippur Archive

Ur – One Of The Largest And Most Important Cities Of Ancient Mesopotamia

AncientPages.com | July 28, 2021

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Today, all we know about the ancient city of Ur comes from the written documents unearthed at Ur. The people of Mesopotamia, which

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Ashurbanipal – Last Great Ruler Of Assyria And His Famous Well-Organized Library

AncientPages.com | June 21, 2021

Angela Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In the Old Testament, Ashurbanipal is mentioned in the Book of Ezra, 4:10 - "and the other people whom the great and honorable

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Infamous End Of Lugalzagesi – Ambitious King Who United Sumer

AncientPages.com | April 30, 2020

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Lugalzagesi was a Sumerian king who reigned c. 2341 BC - 2316 BC and lived in the mid-fourteenth century BC. According to his

Sumerian cylinder seal impression dating to c. 3200 BC, showing an ensi and his acolyte feeding a sacred herd.

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Who Was The Sumerian Ensi?

AncientPages.com | January 24, 2020

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Assyriologists have identified around twenty central provinces, and much we know today about Sumer originates from archives related to the sites of Girsu (Tello), Umma,

The ziggurat at Aqar Quf rises 180 feet above the desert west of Baghdad.

Civilizations

Ancient Ziggurat Of Aqar Quf Dedicated To God Enlil

AncientPages.com | May 3, 2019

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Aqar Quf, currently an archaeological site of the ancient city of Dur Kurigalzu (or the “Fortress of Kurigalzu”) is located in central Iraq, 30

Civilizations

Divine Shulgi Of Ur: Influential, Long-Ruling King, Conqueror And Native Akkadian Speaker In Five Languages

AncientPages.com | March 22, 2019

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Shulgi (2095-2048 BC) was the son of Ur-Nammu and his successor. With Ur-Nammu started the famed Third Dynasty of Ur and the prosperous

Artifacts

Kantyua And Tantyua – Sacred Tibetan Books Reveal Incredible Lifespan Of The Gods

AncientPages.com | March 18, 2019

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The very ancient and mysterious Tibetan books "Kantyua and Tantyua" are a treasury of sacred wisdom and a cornerstone of Tibetan civilization. Kantyua consists 108

The "Tummal Inscription" credits king of Kish, Enmebaragesi with building of the first temple for Enlil in Nippur.

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Tummal Inscription’ – Thirty-Two Lines Of Sumerian Document Popular In Babylonian Schools

AncientPages.com | April 7, 2016

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The kings mentioned in the "Sumerian King List" are also attested in other important, historiographical sources. The so-called "Tummal Inscription" (also known as "Tummal

Ruins of Uruk — The New York of Ancient Mesopotamia/Deutsche Orient-Gesellschaft

Artifacts

Sumerian King List – Ancient Record Of Kingship That Has Long Been Of Great Interest

AncientPages.com | January 22, 2016

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - One of the most intriguing ancient documents representing Sumerian literature is the Sumerian King List, produced at the end of the third millennium BC (most

Lapis lazuli cylinder seal. A suppliant goddess (left, with necklace counterweight) stands behind the robed king (center) who pours libation before the ascending sun god who holds the rod and ring of justice and rests his foot on a rectangular chequer-board mountain. Bur-Dagan, son of Kurub-Adad, inscribed on the seal, is probably the name of the owner. From a tomb in Ur, dated c. 1900 BC. BM 121418.

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Shamash: Mesopotamian God Of Sun, Truth, Justice And Healing

AncientPages.com | January 11, 2016

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Shamash was the Sun god in the mythology of the ancient Near East. He was associated with truth, justice, and healing and was one of the