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Unlike most other rulers, Cyrus was born of two royal lineages ... But despite his religious influence and tendency to appeal to Akkadian deities, Cyrus never claimed any particular religion. We still ...

Whatever the explanation, the notion of four principal directions is ancient. Naram-Sin, ruler of the Akkadian dynasty in the 23rd century BCE, provides the first record by claiming the title ‘King of ...

One gallery is devoted to the world’s first empire, the Akkadian dynasty ... depicts a deified ruler and the goddess Ishtar, invoked in matters of war, love and fertility, along with vanquished ...

including merging the Sumerian goddess Inanna and the Akkadian goddess Ishtar. Some of her remaining writings venture into politics, enforcing her father’s authority and his place as a divine ruler.

Ancient objects each tell their own unique stories, the University of Chicago undergraduate has learned. Through her work on Akkadian—the language of ancient Babylonia—the fourth-year student has ...

Smartphones are useful for a lot of things. You can even use one as a ruler in a pinch. Generally speaking, you won’t replace your trusty yard stick. A phone is simply too small for anything ...

The research, published in the journal Heritage Science, focused on the “Head of a Ruler“, an impressive copper piece that is part of the collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and ...

The traits of your ruler will dictate how your subjects will behave. Unfortunately, if you’re unhappy with your ruler, there isn’t an easy way to get rid of them. However, there are several ...