When a vast library of texts amassed by Mesopotamian King Ashurbanipal was burned to the ground about 2700 years ago, the ...

The texts contain cuneiform symbols, an early writing system, and show the red tape of government bureaucracy dates back over ...

Although inspired by the Mesopotamian tradition, where law was the work of kings, the Israelite priests were pursuing a distinctly religious project. The Pentateuch (or Torah), the first five ...

Both the prophet and the pagan priests had altars piled with wood ... Baal is first mentioned in a list of Mesopotamian gods in an inscription at Abu Salabikh, near Bagdad in modern Iraq.

The Chaldean patriarch of Baghdad, Cardinal Louis Raphael Sako, said most of the Iraqi population has been distressed by Pope ...

Through stories, recipes and fascinating anecdotes, a new book delves into the spice’s rich legacy, uncovering its role in ...

For hundreds of years experts have been trying to find answers as to how the great Minoan civilization of Crete came to an ...

In ancient Mesopotamia, prisoners of war were subjected ... the Mishkan magnificent — gilding it with gold, adorning the priests in splendid robes, filling the air with sacred aromas.

War can be understood as a modern, secular form of human sacrifice and a manifestation of sacrificial logic, particularly when viewed through the lens of ritual, symbolism and communal narratives.