Tag: babylonian
The Greek Mythology Behind Every Zodiac Sign: The Real Stories the Sky Is Telling
The twelve signs of the zodiac are not symbols. They are sentences the Greek gods wrote in the sky so no one would forget what happened.
A Tour of Babylon in 570 BC — The City That Invented Civilization
In 570 BC, the largest and most powerful city on Earth sits on the banks of the Euphrates River in modern-day Iraq.
Hurrian Hymn No. 6: The World's Oldest Known Song
Let’s take a time-traveling musical journey all the way back to the Bronze Age, where we find Hurrian Hymn No. 6—the oldest known piece of music ever written down. Buckle up, we’re going back over 3,400 years, and yes, this song slaps in cuneiform.
The Babylonian Map of the World with Irving Finkel
The Babylonian map of the world is the oldest map of the world, in the world. Written and inscribed on clay in Mesopotamia around 2,900-years-ago, it is, like so many cuneiform tablets, incomplete.
A 4000 Year Old Recipe for the Babylonian New Year
Akitu or Akitum is a spring festival held in the first month of Nisan in ancient Mesopotamia, to celebrate the sowing of barley. The Assyrian and Babylonian Akitu festival has played a pivotal role in the development of theories of religion, myth and ritu...
