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

Archaeologists have unearthed “administrative tablets,” which provide the oldest tangible proof of the world’s ...

The city of Kalkhu was a capital of the Assyrian Empire for over 150 years until King Sargon moved the capital to Dur-Sharukin (modern Khorshabad) in 717 B.C. The city is located 4 miles south-west of ...

Red tape may feel like a modern-day frustration, but according to archaeologists, it's been a part of governance for ...

From one of the earliest places to have a civilisation, Mesopotamia, comes the story of Sargon of Akkad, the first ruler of the Akkadian empire. Sargon was the illegitimate son of a priestess in ...

Ashur incurs the undying enmity of ruthless generalissimo Sargon, gets killed and the orphaned knave is shipped off to a desolate training camp for six years by king Hammurabi's clemency.