An woman walks towards the Great Ziggurat temple in Iraq. The massive Sumerian stepped mudbrick construction, dedicated to the moon god Nanna, was first built more than 4,000 years ago. AFP
An woman walks towards the Great Ziggurat temple in Iraq. The massive Sumerian stepped mudbrick construction, dedicated to the moon god Nanna, was first built more than 4,000 years ago. AFP

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Anonymous donor gives £11m to London’s UCL to fund study of ancient Mesopotamia

Additional funding will support teaching and research of the region’s heritage, history and languages

Jamie Prentis
Jamie Prentis

February 03, 2021