The Epic of Gilgamesh, considered the oldest literary work of humanity, has been studied for centuries. Its influence has ...

This is one of humanity's earliest written stories of power, mortality, and divine judgment. Through its narrative, we tend to explore questions about life, death, and the complex relationship between ...

Gilgamesh is the story of a king, tyrannous though magnificent, lording it over the people of Uruk. It tells of how he came to love Enkidu, provided by the gods as a kind of opposing twin for him. The ...

Finkel’s painstaking and lively investigation of coracle-weaving traditions on the Euphrates makes the concept intelligible. He also clears up a puzzle in the flood story that forms part of Gilgamesh, ...

After God shuts them in, the flood begins, with rain for 40 days and 40 nights. This is the first time the Bible will introduce the significance of the number 40 — including the 40-day flood, 40 years ...

Astronauts on the International Space Station used fidget spinners to demonstrate Newton’s laws of motion. What happens ...

The modern era has witnessed an incredible surge in the popularity of all forms of media concerning the mythology of the ancient Mesopotamians.