Akitu in Ancient Mesopotamia In ancient Babylon, Akitu was celebrated over 12 days and consisted of religious, political, and ...

Niles Township High School District 219 got an award for developing the nation’s first Assyrian language program. 130 are ...

These ancient Assyrian texts detailed the merchant-based legal system of ramifications for homicide—including blood money ...

References to "blood money" appear in letters, treaties, legal documents, and debt contracts under the term "damum." The ...

Maria Pappas will host a celebration recognizing the Assyrian New Year 6776 while honoring civic, business, and community leaders who have made significant contributions to the Chicagoland area. The ...

Traditional Assyrian food and entertainment will be on offer at the 5th annual Assyrian Food Festival set for Aug. 19 and 20 in Morton Grove. The event, organized by the Holy Apostolic Catholic ...

In northern Iraq, there is a city named Baghdeda, meaning "house of youth." The name comes from Iraq's indigenous people—the Assyrians. We have called it that for thousands of years. After migrating ...

MORTON GROVE, Ill. (WLS) -- The Assyrian Food Festival will return for a fifth year to Morton Grove on August 19 and 20. This immersive celebration allows attendees to take a deep dive into Assyrian ...

This is the first time archaeologists have found an image of a major god inside an Assyrian palace. In war-torn Mosul, archaeologists unearth the largest-known image of the ancient Assyrian king ...

They came before dawn, under the cover of darkness. Overpowering and killing three village guards, they took hundreds of captives — men, women and children, from the elderly to the very young. Then ...

The Assyrian Empire, which grew around 2000 BCE based on the Tigris River, was notably less known among the Mesopotamian ...

SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australian police on Tuesday said a knife attack on an Assyrian church bishop and some followers in Sydney was a terrorist act motivated by suspected religious extremism, as the ...