(MENAFN- The Conversation) It is a little-known piece of history that Saddam Hussein was a great fan of ancient Mesopotamian literature. His enthusiasm for epics written in cuneiform – the world's – ...

In the second AMME seminar of the fall semester, we celebrated the Rosetta Stone bicentennial with two presentations on deciphering ancient scripts. The presentations by Dr. Thomas Christiansen ...

An introduction to writing -- The riddle of the Sphinx: the decipherment of Egyptian writing -- Ahura Mazda came to my aid: the decipherment of Old Persian cuneiform -- In cuneiform on six bricks: the ...

AMME seminar of this week is POSTPONED. We will announce a new date as soon as possible. ***** THE SEMINAR HAS BEEN POSTPONED (new date TBA) ***** 200 years ago, important breakthroughs were made in ...