New York Aug 26, 2023 Note: As mentioned in the post Cradle of Civilization III, I had to wait until I got home to write the story of Enheduanna. I took all the photos at the She Who Wrote exhibit at the Morgan Library & Museum. The translations of cuneiform are taken from Black, J.A., … More Princess, Priestess & First Known Author
Mosul, Iraq June 24, 2023 Taken over by ISIS on June 10, 2014, Mosul was liberated after more than three long years on July 21 2017 by allied forces of the Iraqi, Peshmerga and foreign troops. The ravages wrought by ISIS still remain, a stark reminder of the horrors of those years. Their brutal occupation … More From the Ravages of War
Qaragosh, Kurdistan June 22, 2023 From glory days of a powerful empire to the ignominy of present day is the tale of the peoples who claim descent from the Assyrians. They converted to Christianity in the early days of the religion and have a long and bitter history of persecution. Quite by chance, in chatting … More Where Have the Assyrians Gone?
Mosul, Iraq June 20, 2023 Having slowly made my way north, it is no surprise that I wanted to see the sites of the Assyrian empire – at least the ones not destroyed by ISIS. Nimrud I had read was flattened as were large parts of Nineveh. Ashur and Hatra (of the later age of … More Glory Days of Nineveh
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