For at least 500 years, Babylonian children were tasked with memorizing a hymn that celebrated the city of Babylon, its citizenry, and chief deity Marduk. There was much to praise: the city was ...

At its peak some 3,000 years ago, the ancient Mesopotamian city of Babylon was the largest metropolis on Earth. Renowned for their literacy, the city's residents left behind stacks of cuneiform ...

Ludwig Maximilian University (LMU) professor Enrique Jiménez has used AI to decipher a 1,000-year-old ancient hymn singing the praises of Babylon’s glory. Working in collaboration with the University ...

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Historian teams up with Chris Tomlin and Hillsong’s Ben Fielding to adapt rare music dating back to the third century. Historian John Dickson knows that “early” Christian music usually refers to ...

Volume 1. An anthology of texts and pictures -- pt. 1. Egyptian myths and tales / John A. Wilson -- pt. 2. Myths and epics from Mesopotamia: A Sumerian myth / S.N. Kramer -- Akkadian myths and epics / ...

Egyptian myths, tales, and mortuary texts -- Sumerian myths and epic tales -- Akkadian myths and epics -- Hittite myths, epics, and legends -- Ugaritic myths, epics, and legends -- Collections of laws ...

On Tuesday, Oct. 14, Wheaton College presents “The First Hymn Project | Encore Performance,” a film screening by The First Hymn Project Film It will take place at 7:30 p.m. in Armerding Center for ...