ORIGIN: Its name means “upside-down”, indeed, the Makloubeh includes meat, rice and fried vegetables placed in a pot, which, when it’s served, it’s flipped in a dish. INGREDIENTS: 1 Cauliflower (or 3 aubergines) salt, pepper and spices ( just enough) 2 cups o[...]
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EANNATUM and THE STELE OF VULTURES – LA STELE DEGLI AVVOLTOI
EANNATUM and THE STELE OF VULTURES Who’s Eannatum: He’s a ruler of the I Dynasty of Lagash. Predecessor: Akurgal Successor: Enannatum I Historical Period: We can place the I Dynasty of Lagash into the chronological period of Early Dynastic III (2450 – 2340 BC) Stele of Vult[...]
NEW LIGHT ON THE NEAR EAST/NUOVA LUCE SUL VICINO ORIENTE
OPENING TO THE PUBLIC OF NEW MUSEUM OF NEAR EAST, EGYPT AND MEDITERRANEAN OF ROME SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY THURSDAY 19th MARCH 2015 AT 5 p.m. AULA MAGNA DEL RETTORATO- ROME SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY [...]
A forgotten population, born again through the drawings. Un popolo dimenticato, rinato attraverso i disegni.
PRESENTATION: We are talking about the Manga of Chie Shinohara,in her work, she presents, up to the twentieth century a.C unkown culture and population, the Hittites. The Hittite empire extended over the Anatolia (now Turkey), from the XVIII b.C. until 1200 (with the coming of t[...]
AN (Sky King/ Re del Cielo)
AN – SKY KING WHO’S AN: His name in Sumerian language means “sky”. In the Mesopotamian Pantheon An occupies the highest position, in fact he is the father of the Gods. He presides over the assembly of the Gods, his children, called Anunnaki. Before their generati[...]
The work never ends…! Il lavoro non finisce mai…!
The work of the archaeological mission of Abu Tbeirah never ends. This week started the laboratory activities. The students of Sapienza will have the opportunity in the next months to acquire new knowledge through various laboratories, such as pottery workshop. Th[...]
Questioni di famiglia…nel Vicino Oriente
Ciclo di seminari: La famiglia nel Vicino Oriente Questioni di famiglia… nel Vicino Oriente antico Aula Partenone, ore 11-13 Introdurrà MARIO LIVERANI Venerdì 6 marzo 2015 Proprietà, eredità, strutture familiari nell’antico Oriente Giovedì 12 marzo – FRANCESCA BALOSSI Comu[...]
Mausolea of the 3rd Dynasty of Ur – Video
Here is a short presentation video on the activities that we are carrying on in these days on the Royal Mausolea. [...]
Royal Mausolea of the 3rd Dynasty of Ur lighted after 80 years. I Mausolei della III Dinastia di Ur illuminati dopo 80 anni
Since few days the activities of maintenance and documentation of the most important monuments of the ancient city of Ur (Dhi-Qar, Nasiriyah) started again. The works are financed by the Cooperation for the Development of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, supported and sponsored by the [...]
Anniversary of the Iraqi Army At the Iraqi Embassy in Rome
Celebrating the Anniversary of the Iraqi Army at the Iraqi Embassy in Italy [...]