An, one of the most powerful Sumerian gods, was the patron god of the city Uruk and Lord of the Heavens. He’s associated with thunder, and often envisioned as a bull crashing through the clouds.

Few conflicts in gaming are as epic as mere mortals taking on all-powerful gods. Action RPG Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn joins this grand tradition, introducing a pantheon of gods and an ...

Mesopotamian Masterpieces ... Relief carvings and elaborate inlay portray ordinary people, kings and, in some instances, the gods and goddesses that were believed to control every aspect of life.

WASHINGTON — Ancient DNA has revealed a genetic link between the cultures of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, according to research published Wednesday in the journal Nature. Researchers sequenced ...

Black Adam is dead, and the Mesopotamian gods of Akkad are having a field day. Are the gods real or are they merely figments of human imagination? Accepting death but denied redemption, Black Adam ...

Humans Ancient clay tablets offer vivid portrait of Mesopotamian life. When a vast library of texts amassed by Mesopotamian King Ashurbanipal was burned to the ground about 2700 years ago, the ...

The Mesopotamian Riddle: An Archaeologist, a Soldier, a Clergyman, and the Race to Decipher the World's Oldest Writing. By Joshua Hammer. Simon & Schuster. 400 pages.