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After hosting months of events at Rice University, the Houston mudhif will be relocated to a permanent home at the end of the year.
ancient

Ordering Off a 5,000-Year-Old Mesopotamian Menu

A community effort brings ancient flavors to modern Texas.
Andrew Coletti November 3, 2023
Archaeologists believe this head belonged to a figurine representing a high priestess of Ur.
relics

History’s First Named Author Was a Mesopotamian Priestess

Her name was Enheduanna.
Sarah Durn December 22, 2022
Courtesy of the Penn Museum, image no. 251051
ancient cults

The Most Lavish Mesopotamian Tomb Ever Found Belongs to a Woman

And her clothing tells an important story, says archeologist Rita Wright.
Sarah Durn February 10, 2022
Mesopotamian recipes often called for lots of alliums.
food

Cook Like an Ancient Mesopotamian With the World’s Oldest Recipes

Age-old cuisine, from soup to sweets.
Jess Eng June 17, 2020
L.2461 on display at the Istanbul Museum of the Ancient Orient.
Istanbul, Turkey

Istanbul 2461

Quite possibly the oldest love poem known to humankind.
Outside the gates of Babylon is a vast maze.
abandoned

Inside the Abandoned Babylon That Saddam Hussein Built

“If I could, I would go without shoes here, because it’s a holy place,” says a guide to the ancient site.
Pesha Magid December 2, 2019
A Late Babylonian tablet spelling out a ritual to quiet a crying child.
objects of intrigue

How to Calm a Crying Baby Like a Mesopotamian

Sing a simple song and sprinkle some sacred dust.
Noor Al-Samarrai April 24, 2019
The ruins of the ancient city of Ur, in present-day Iraq.
objects of intrigue

How to Get Your Laundry Done in Ancient Mesopotamia

A humorous dialogue between a cleaner and customer, useful to both ancient scribes and modern scholars.
Noor Al-Samarrai February 6, 2019
A cuneiform tablet with a marriage contract from Kültepe-Kaneshe, Turkey.
cultures and civilizations

Found: A Cuneiform Marriage Contract That Addresses Infertility and Surrogacy

They had two years to procreate, or a hierodule would be hired.
Vittoria Traverso November 10, 2017