Near East

Anatolia

Karum Period3000-1750 BCAt the start of the 2nd millennium BC, Anatolia consisted of independent city-states [...]

Anatolian Black Tents

Clockwise: carding wool on a wooden carding comb with iron spikes to clean the wool [...]

Anatolian mythos

CybeleFertilityCybele, the mother goddess of fertility, was revered and worshipped in Antaolia from the Neolithic [...]

Ancient Near East burial practices

Cist BurialFound at Gezer. Phoenician TophetsFound at Achzib and Ruqeish. Phoenician Shaft TombsPhoenician shaft tombs [...]

Bit Hilani

A bit hilani (Akkadian) was a type of palace or large public building in the [...]

Cuneiform

Cuneiform is a wedge-shaped form of writing that can be impressed on (usually small) clay [...]

Edom

The Edomites entered Judah after the Assyrian conquest and exploited the territory. They suffered greatly [...]

Hittite king Hattusili I

Hattusili inherited the throne of Kussara, then rapidly defeated his competitors in central Anatolia. Among [...]

Hittites

Old Hittite Kingdom Middle Hittite Kingdom Hittite Empire Shupiluliuma I ~1274 BCBattle of Khadesh Arrival [...]

Near East

Rise of Islam7th Cent ADThe religion's founder, the Prophet Muhammad, was a political leader as [...]

Near Eastern architectural decoration

The Sumerians used mud bricks to decorative ends, not only with the quintessential niched-and-buttressed façade [...]

Near Eastern architecture

Limitations -- Financial constraints, lack of reed structures A composite image must be drawn for [...]

Near Eastern private dwellings

Before addressing the details of floor plans, it is imperative to understand the concept of [...]

Near Eastern town planning

Each house was provided with its own source of light, and since the only carriers [...]

Near Eastern ziggurats

Sumerian ziggurats The date of the earliest ziggurats is likely in the late Early Dynastic [...]

Phrygia

Founded in the 8th cent BC in the Sangarius Region, the Phrygian kingdom (750-546 BC) [...]

Stamp and cylinder seals

Individuals and administrative bodies used seals to denote ownership of items and to authenticate documents. [...]

Tauf

There is no exact English equivalent for the Arabic word tauf. The French word pisé, [...]

Urartu

Urartu (earlier, Uruatri or Biblical Ararat) was a powerful kingdom centered on Lake Van in [...]

كوردستان Kurdistan

The Kurdish people, who are thought to be descended from the Medes of central Asia, [...]

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