Five Books - Expert Book Recommendations

fivebooks.com

10 October 2026 15:17

Five fascinating books that bring ancient Mesopotamia to life, recommended by historian Dr. Moudhy Al-Rashid @moudhy.bsky.social : fivebooks.com/best-books/b...

andrew phillips

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08 October 2026 21:35

Styling the dead in Sumer In a tablet from 24th c. BCE Girsu, Sasa (Urukagina’s wife, king of Lagaš) lists clothes of dead royals—Gunetum, Meniŋarta, Ninmezi, Munussaga and Geme‐Bau (a young princess)—she’s sending for the festival of goddess Bau, perhaps to dress statues of the dead or their bodies

Antiquity Journal

antiquity.ac.uk

22 September 2026 07:29

NEW Nimrud was a major Assyrian capital, but most research there has focused on its royal architecture, limiting our understanding of everyday life in the empire. A new project explores Nimrud's Lower Town, shedding light on the city's ordinary people. 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy... 🏺 #Archaeology

Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR)

hcrichardson.bsky.social

19 September 2026 04:40

I'm in love.

Edmund Lee

edsrlee.bsky.social

15 August 2026 21:40

Great article! The paper referenced here give lots of detail of the capabilities of the x-ray scanner, samples of Assyrian texts recovered, how the tablets and envelopes were made and bio archaeology included in the clay used for the tablets. #cuneiform #heritagescience 🏺 rdcu.be/fz9xf