Depending on the period, their area of origin would vary (Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey) as well as their size, going from 3 to 30 centimeters in height. Certain categories of texts, such as ...

The jar was found in Khujut Rabu just outside Baghdad and is composed of a clay jar with a stopper made of asphalt ... onto the surface of another (silver), a method still practiced in Iraq today.

Iraq's foreign minister said the Gilgamesh Dream ... has gone on display in Iraq for the first time in three decades. The clay artefact bears part of the Epic of Gilgamesh, one of the world's ...

When Paul says, “Now we have this treasure in clay jars,” the treasure he is referencing is the light of the gospel, the message of Jesus and the glory of God reflected in Jesus. Why a jar of ...

Iraq's Christian community is one of the oldest in the world The Archbishop of Irbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan, has accused Britain's Christian leaders of failing to do enough in defence of ...

The big players from Washington, London and Baghdad tell the inside story of the war in Iraq, revealing how they wrestled with the big decisions - and with each other.

September 25, 2024: Iraq remains a war zone, although not as violent as in the past. The main source of violence is Iran as well as Islamic terrorist groups that continue operating in the more remote ...

For millennia Georgians have fermented wine in beeswax-lined clay jars called qvevri, made by craftsmen like Zaliko Bodjadze (right). Winemakers bury the jars up to the neck and use them for ...

In 2003, a U.S.-led coalition invaded Iraq and quickly toppled Saddam Hussein’s dictatorship. The George W. Bush Administration created the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) to serve as Iraq ...

The United States has 2,500 troops in Iraq who served as a bulwark against attacks by a resurgent Islamic State. By Alissa J. Rubin Helene Cooper and Eric Schmitt The U.S.-led military coalition ...

Hamas and the Houthis have opened offices in Baghdad, reflecting the two groups’ evolving relationship with Iraq as Tehran works to build a regional power bloc. By Alissa J. Rubin Reporting from ...

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