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Study Translates Fragmentary Ancient Sumerian Myth Around 4,400 Years Old
NIPPUR, SUMER, JUL 22 – Dr. Jana Matuszak’s edition reveals a myth linking Ishkur’s captivity to seasonal drought and irrigation dependence, highlighting the earliest fox trickster figure in Sumerian lore.
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First-Ever Translation of Rare Sumerian Tablet Uncovers Forgotten Myth
Ancient artwork from Nineveh, possibly depicting Marduk fighting Tiamat. Credit: Public domain A newly published study by Dr. Jana Matuszak analyzes a translation of a Sumerian tablet discovered in the 19th century at Nippur, Iraq. Known as Ni 12501, the clay artifact dates to the Early Dynastic IIIb period, around 2540 to 2350 BCE. The research, published in the journal Iraq, sheds light on early Mesopotamian mythology and religious storytellin…
Study translates fragmentary ancient Sumerian myth around 4,400 years old
A recent study by Dr. Jana Matuszak, published in the academic journal Iraq, examines the mythical narrative contained in a tablet (Ni 12501) dating to the Early Dynastic IIIb period (ca. 2540–2350 BCE) from Nippur, Sumer.
We are in Venice, in the Teatro alle Tese of the Arsenale, a place of powerful suggestion. Entering the hall, we find six performers already installed in the stage space surrounded by stairs. They sit on the ground smiling, they get up to go and greet a spectator, they reside, smile. They look like guys who are preparing to play (all young) rather than actors who are about to start acting. Meanwhile, from six they have become seven, with the arr…
A "bird divination text" in the form of a small cuneiform tablet was unearthed during excavations at Kayalıpınar, a Hittite settlement in the Yıldızeli district of Sivas. Kayalıpınar Excavation Director Assoc. Prof. Dr. Çiğdem Maner said, "In our initial readings, we were able to identify references to bird flight. These texts generally contain texts related to fortune-telling and prophecy. Among the texts we previously found at Kayalıpınar, the…
A team of researchers has deciphered an ancient clay tablet that reveals an unknown myth so far of Sumerian mythology, starring a god of storms captured in the underworld and an ingenious fox who could be their savior. The tablet, known as NI 12501, dates from around 2400 BC and [...]
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