Cuneiform tablet containing a letter from Tushratta of Mitanni to Amenhotep III (of 13 letters of King Tushratta). British Museum.

Kingdom Of Mitanni: Forgotten For Millennia But Once Great Power Of Ancient West Asia In 2000 BC

A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Forgotten for millennia, the Kingdom of Mitanni was discovered in the nineteenth century, and excavations revealed fascinating facts about this unusual kingdom, which once existed in northern Mesopotamia. Cuneiform tablet containing a letter from Tushratta of Mitanni to AmenH๏τep III (of 13 letters of King Tushratta). British Museum. Image source […]

Tsaparang, the ruins of the ancient capital of Guge

Ruins Of The Mysterious Kingdom Of Guge That Suddenly Vanished Overnight

A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – More than 1,000 years ago, the mysterious great Buddhist Kingdom of Guge, with its capital, Tsaparang, was located on the high Tibetan plateau. Almost legendary Kingdom was situated in the western part of the Tibetan province of Ngari, about 1200 miles west of Lhasa, close to Mount Kailash, and near […]