Greg Jenner is joined in ancient Mesopotamia by Dr Moudhy Al-Rashid and comedian Phil Wang to learn about the history of cuneiform, the oldest writing system in the world. In the 19th Century, ...

In southern Iraq, archaeologists have excavated a remarkable collection of carved clay tablets—ancient records of Akkadia, ...

writing, and the 60 minute clock are all thought to have been invented by the Sumerians. The 11th tablet of the Epic of Gilgamesh. Archaeologists have found artefacts that tell us about Ancient ...

A symposium on Sumerian civilization and literature was recently held at Peking University, bringing together scholars and ...