ProtoSnap uses computer vision to scan the pixels in a picture of a cuneiform table and compares them to a series of ...

In most civilisations, writing was invented chiefly for documenting information related to commerce. For example, the Proto-Cuneiform script of ancient Mesopotamia, written on clay tablets, kept a ...

Layard’s excavations revealed large quantities of clay tablets inscribed in cuneiform, the script used by the Assyrians and Babylonians. These tablets, some of which contained detailed records ...

Best-selling author Joshua Hammer joins John Williams to discuss his new book, “The Mesopotamian Riddle.” Joshua talks about ...

The famous Parisian museum announced the Mona Lisa is moving into her own gallery. The change will actually help visitors ...

🏺 Sumerian-AES Vault: Where ancient meets modern cryptography. A unique password protection system that combines AES-256 encryption with Sumerian cuneiform visualization. Features GUI interface, ...

They range in date from c.2500 BC to c.500 BC and were written in the ancient Akkadian (Babylonian) language in cuneiform script. This vital post-excavation work to analyse and interpret these ...

the origins of writing, and the people who lived along the banks of the Tigris and Euphrates thousands of years ago. Beyond her academic work, Moudhy has also been a prominent figure on social media ...