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Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures
@ISAC_UChicago
ISAC of @UChicago, a leading research center for the cultures of ancient West Asia and North Africa, houses a world-renowned museum.
May 25, 2024 • 9 tweets • 2 min read
Gertrude Caton Thompson first recognized the potential of aerial archaeology during her work on the site of Greater Zimbabwe, located in the modern country of Zimbabwe (which she worked on with Kathleen Kenyon
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Image who later became famous for excavating Jericho, Jerusalem, and Samaria as well as the architect Dorothy Norie who drew the ruins of the site. David Randall-MacIver had previously argued that the site of Greater Zimbabwe was in fact a medieval site built by the local population,
Nov 25, 2023 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
“When Enki rises, the fish rise with him as waves…he can be as awe-inspiring as the sea, he can raise fear like a mighty river.”

We end both our watery week and our month-long weekly exploration of Babylonian gods with Enki, the Babylonian god of water, wisdom, and crafts.

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Image In this text, Enki’s Journey to Nippur, which was often taught in ancient Babylonian scribal schools, praise of Enki, featuring suitably water-filled imagery, is combined with the story of him building his temple and traveling upriver to Nippur to celebrate with the other gods.
Aug 5, 2023 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
This week as we go behind the scenes of creating our upcoming special exhibit, “Back to School in Babylonia,” we’re featuring Dr. Ryan Winters, a post-doctoral researcher at ISAC working on the exhibit and catalog in addition to his own research
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Image and his favorite tablet from the exhibit, a fragment of the composition Advice of a Supervisor to a Younger Scribe:

I was eager to write an object description for this artifact since the text gives a glimpse not only into the mindset of the scribes and their attitude towards
Oct 21, 2020 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
Who doesn’t love a good old fashion curse (probably the person who is getting cursed)? Inscribed on this tablet is a portion of The Curse of Agade, a Mesopotamian story that dates to the Ur III period (2112–2004 BC). Image The tale is about the Akkadian king Naram-Sin (who reigned 2261–2224 BC) and his conflict with the gods, especially Enlil. It started when Enlil banned the gods from blessing the city of Akkad.