A recently discovered inscription of the Assyrian King Sargon II found at the ruins of the ancient city of Karkemish has been translated. The text implies that Sargon may have been planning to make ...

King Sargon II. Prof. Melville (Clarkson), a specialist in the Neo-Assyrian period, has written an excellent account of the many wars of Sargon II, which throws much new light on the king, the ...

A lion, an eagle, a bull, a fig tree, and a plow all came together to point to one of Mesopotamia's greatest rulers. By Andrew Paul Published May 6, 2024 10:49 AM EDT Add Popular Science (opens in a ...

A relief from the Assyrian capital of Nimrud showing the god Ashur. Assyrians derive their name from Ashur. (Wikimedia Commons) What comes to mind when you think of an empire? Is it the Roman Empire, ...

Archaeologists in northern Iraq have discovered the remains of a massive villa, royal gardens and other structures buried deep underground at what was once the ancient Assyrian capital of Khorsabad, a ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Nebuchadnezzar: The Adventures of Sargon Story-focused DLC, where you’ll play as one of the most famous rulers of ancient Mesopotamia, Sargon II, and relive ...

In "A New Historical Inscription of Sargon II from Karkemish," published in the Journal of Near Eastern Studies, Gianni Marchesi translates a recently discovered inscription of the Assyrian King ...