A recently discovered palace in modern-day Iraq dates back 4,500 years and is said to contain the key to understanding the ...

The temple was dedicated to Ningirsu, the Sumerian god of agriculture, thunder, and storms. Temple wall, Girsu, Iraq(© Trustees of the British Museum) Soon after the artifacts arrived at the ...

Sumerian was a non-Semitic language which is now extinct. This tablet has writing on both sides detailing how Enlil-izu and Ahi-Sin gave a temple a number of animals to cover 4 months dues.