US EditionStudy Translates Fragmentary Ancient Sumerian Myth Around 4,400 Years Old
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First-Ever Translation of Rare Sumerian Tablet Uncovers Forgotten Myth
Ancient artwork from Nineveh, possibly depicting Marduk fighting Tiamat. Credit: Public domain A newly published study by Dr. Jana Matuszak analyzes a translation of a Sumerian tablet discovered in the 19th century at Nippur, Iraq. Known as Ni 12501, the clay artifact dates to the Early Dynastic IIIb period, around 2540 to 2350 BCE. The research, published in the journal Iraq, sheds light on early Mesopotamian mythology and religious storytellin…
Study translates fragmentary ancient Sumerian myth around 4,400 years old
A recent study by Dr. Jana Matuszak, published in the academic journal Iraq, examines the mythical narrative contained in a tablet (Ni 12501) dating to the Early Dynastic IIIb period (ca. 2540–2350 BCE) from Nippur, Sumer.
We are in Venice, in the Teatro alle Tese of the Arsenale, a place of powerful suggestion. Entering the hall, we find six performers already installed in the stage space surrounded by stairs. They sit on the ground smiling, they get up to go and greet a spectator, they reside, smile. They look like guys who are preparing to play (all young) rather than actors who are about to start acting. Meanwhile, from six they have become seven, with the arr…
Before Aesop: The First Cunning Fox in Human History Revealed Recently in Sumerian Myth
Enlil, Ishkur, and the Clever Fox: A 4,400-Year-Old Sumerian Myth of Captivity and Rain RestoredIn a recent study published in the academic journal Iraq, Assyriologist Dr. Jana Matuszak has produced the first full critical edition and translation of a long-overlooked Sumerian tablet, shedding light on a mythic narrative dating back approximately 4,400 years. The tablet in question, designated Ni 12501, originates from the ancient city of Nippur …
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