A lost archive from the Bronze Age resurfaces after years in hiding, offering rare insight into a forgotten empire’s power, language, and diplomacy.

Around 2112 B.C., the Sumerian king Ur-Namma (r. 2112–2095 B.C.) united the city-states of southern Mesopotamia into a short-lived kingdom known today as the Third Dynasty of Ur, or Ur III. More than ...

Claims that the Anunnaki were extraterrestrials from a hidden planet called Nibiru are traced back to Zecharia Sitchin’s interpretations of Sumerian texts. Linguistic evidence, archaeology, and ...