LAGASH Nasiriyah, Iraq June 9, 2023 This was yet another site I wanted to visit but one obscure enough that not even the locals knew about it. I went to the Department of Antiquities housed in the museum in Nasiriya and was greeted by the Head with welcome. My genuine interest in the ancient sites … More Cradle of Civilization IV
UR Nasiriyah, Iraq June 8, 2023 Of all the sites, Ur was the simplest to access. Ali, who is from Nasiriyah has never been there and he had rounded up yet another friend, Mohammed who also had never been. A short 10 kms from Nasiriyah, this was simple to get to and being firmly on … More Cradle of Civilization III
Babylon, Iraq June 1, 2023 A long, long time ago, sometime around 3000 BCE, on the banks of the Euphrates grew a small village. Unimportant at the time, it was to become the capital of the Akkadian-speaking empire of 1800 BCE. The old Akkadian name of Bab-ibil, meaning Gate of Gods morphed into the Greek … More Bab-ibil Gate of Gods
Borsippa or Birs Nimrud, Iraq May 31, 2023 I had read of the ruins of ancient Borsippa, a sister city of the more famous Babylon. It is close to the town of Al Hillah and of course was eager to go there. Abu Mustafa, the taxi driver who had helped me find a hotel in … More Ziggurat of Nabu
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