History and myth of the Cradle of Civilization, bronze age Mesopotamia, beginning with the dawn of w
Valentine's Day Special. This is a bunch of love poetry from the Mesopotamian bronze age, as well as
Today we begin perhaps the most significant of the surviving myths from Canaan, the Baal cycle. In t
Daniel, sometimes called Danel, depending on your translation, is a figure of great wisdom who even
The Legend of Kirta, called Keret in some translations, can be a bit hard to understand, especially
The final century of the Canaanite city of Ugarit is by far the most well documented, and sheds ligh
The Canaan history series continues as we finally look at the city of Ugarit, its rise and significa
Our mini series on Canaan continues, as we transition into the period we know most about, the late b
The Oldest Stories Hiatus continues, but I a still inspired to push out some episodes when I get a c
Play is older than humanity, but among the ancient Mesopotamians, a handful of games are attested th
This week we take a look at who the Elamites were at home, or at least how they were up in heavens.
Elam did not occupy Sumer after conquering Ur and imprisoning King Ibbi-Sin. Instead, the Kings of S
In the last years of the Akkadian Empire, Elam managed to seize its independence. The first fully in
The Sumerians did not develop writing and urbanization in a vacuum. To their east, the land of Elam
In 1200 BCE, the Hittite Empire fell, its capitol of Hattusa was abandoned and its final king, Suppu
Western Anatolia is the biggest player in the fall of the Hittite Empire, and those movements begin
This week the Hittite empire hits its high point, as we look at Hattusili III and Ramesses II's so-c
The Battle of Kadesh may be over, but the drama of the Hittite Empire's final century is only just b
Today we have pop culture references! We are going to look briefly at Tiamat, who shows up in some D
Tukulti-Ninurta may have brought the Middle Assyrian empire to its territorial height, but the inter
In Babylon, King Kashtiliash IV has a problem. His kingdom is in decline. And so he takes bold actio
