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A bronze Assyrian sickle sword that is believed to have belonged to the Assyrian king Adad Nirari I (r. 1307-1275 BCE), made in northern Mesopotamia, c. 13th century BCE. The blade bears the cuneiform inscription: "Palace...

Hosea and Gomer as depicted in the Bible Historiale, 1372. Den Haag, MMW, 10 B 23 426r

This pyxis once had a lockable lid and was perhaps used to hold sacramental bread. Its carvings refer to the Biblical tale of Daniel in the lions' den. Byzantine, 5th or early 6th century CE. From modern-day Egypt or Syria...

Statute of William the Silent (l. 1533-1584, also known as William of Orange), made by Flemish sculptor Louis Royer, unveiled on 5 June 1848. Het Plein, Den Haag.

Reenactors bring childhood in the Viking Age to life, 2012. Archeon, Alphen aan den Rijn.

Elodie Harper, author of the historical fiction book The Wolf Den.

Professor of Hittite and Anatolian Languages Theo van den Hout tells us about who scribes in Mesopotamia and Anatolia were. This video was made for the Oriental Institute Museum special exhibit "Visible Language: Inventions...

♫ · ♫ · ♫ Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) Die Schöpfung (The Creation) ERSTER TEIL Der Erste Tag Die Vorstellung des Chaos Recitativo e Coro: "Im Anfange schuf Gott Himmel und Erde" - "Und...

There are certain historical battles, which had very little influence immediately but changed things through the centuries. The battle of Talas between the Abbasid Caliphate and the Chinese Tang Empire...

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