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Pleiades in ancient Mesopotamia [PDF]
, 2016 In this paper I will analyse the different features of the Pleiades in the astronomical, astrological, and calendrical interpretation as well as their mythical and cultural background in ancient Mesopotamia.
VERDERAME, Lorenzo
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Radiocarbon‐Inferred Population Trajectories for Southeastern Arabia During the Bronze Age
Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy, Volume 36, Issue 1, Page 24-38, November 2025.ABSTRACT This paper builds on previous attempts to estimate radiocarbon‐inferred population trends—although in Arabia, these attempts are few. A probabilistic reconstruction of Bronze Age (3200–1300 cal BC) demographic trends using a new data set of radiocarbon rates from across the Arabian Peninsula (n = 1280) is presented and a subset of dates (n ...
James R. P. McDonald
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Tummali ajalugu. Mõningaid märkusi muistsete Sumeri kuningate ja nende kuningavõimu ideoloogia kohta [PDF]
Mäetagused, 2013 The current short but very important Sumerian literary text, which was written in the Sumerian language at the end of the reign of Ur III (2112–2004 BCE) or at the beginning of the Isin-Larsa epoch (ca 21st or 20th century BCE), consists of only 33 lines.
Vladimir Sazonov
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Language and identity in the Assyrian diaspora [PDF]
, 2001 published or submitted for publicationis peer ...
McClure, Erica F.
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Geoarchaeology, Volume 40, Issue 5, September/October 2025.ABSTRACT High‐resolution remote sensing, magnetometry, and trench stratigraphy identify a significant flood event at Lagash (modern Tell al‐Hiba) during the late Early Dynastic period (ca. 2400–2350 BC). Satellite imagery and magnetometry reveal a 90‐meter‐wide meander belt—3–15 times broader than documented canals—adjacent to primary temple districts.
Reed Goodman +8 more
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Journal of Architecture, Art & Humanistic Science, 2018 The current paper presents an artistic analysis based on the visual features for one of the most significant stone memorial Stele of “Naram-Sin” . The Victory Stele was created to commemorate Naram-Sin’s victory over Satuni king of ‘Lullubi’, a nomadic ...
Fayrouz Ibrahim
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“Lahesõjad” 3. eelkristlikul aastatuhandel. Sumeri ja Akkadi kuningate sõjaretked Pärsia lahe kanti 2700–2150 eKr [PDF]
Mäetagused, 2014 War has always constituted an important part of politics in the Middle East. Evidences of wars in southern Mesopotamia (Sumer and Akkad) and in the region of the Persian Gulf can be found in written sources that date back to the Early Dynastic Period (in
Vladimir Sazonov
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Oxford Journal of Archaeology, Volume 44, Issue 3, Page 228-247, August 2025.Summary This study examines four exceptional lead boat‐shaped objects recovered from the fourteenth‐century BC Chamber Tomb ZZ at the cemetery of the cosmopolitan city of Hala Sultan Tekke, Cyprus. A closely related lead object was also found in Stratum 1 of City Quarter 4 at Hala Sultan Tekke, dating to the early twelfth century BC.
Peter M. Fischer, Tzveta V. Manolova
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Mõiste giš-hur tähendusest sumeri ja akkadi kirjanduslikes ja rituaaltekstides [PDF]
Mäetagused, 2009 The aim of this article is to interpret the meaning and concept of the word ‘plan’ or ‘drawing’ in Sumerian and Akkadian written sources and to give a brief summary of this phenomenon in Mesopotamia in the 3rd–1st millennium BC. The Sumerian word ĝiš-hur
Liina Ootsing-Lüecke
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Between Archaeology and Text: The Origins of Rice Consumption and Cultivation in the Middle East and the Mediterranean [PDF]
, 2014 Asiatic Rice Oryza sativa L. (Poaceae) is a domesticated grain crop native to the tropical and subtropical regions of Asia, which presently ranks among the most important grains in a global diet.
Muthukumaran, S
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