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The ancient world
isn’t dead.

You’ve just not been
properly introduced.

Digital Hammurabi is where the Ancient Near East comes to life, through language classes, history courses, myth-busting books, and the kind of nerdy merch that makes assriologists smile.

If you’ve ever wondered how cuneiform worked, what Babylonian poetry sounded like, or what on earth Gilgamesh was on about… you’re in the right place.

Megan Lewis and Josh Bowen

Language classes

From Sumerian
to Biblical Hebrew:
we make ancient grammar oddly delightful.

History courses

focused explorations
of the ancient world’s most fascinating
topics.

Books

Accessible reads that untangle common myths and show History in a new (but ancient) light.

Mechandise

For those who want Gilgamesh on their chest
and a grin from fellow enthusiasts.

Social

Dial-a-Deity and the Bow-Tie Bible Guy bring ancient gods and Bible questions to life in short, snappy reels that are as funny as they are informative.

We’re not here for dry lectures or dusty timelines.
We’re here because this stuff matters; not just to historians, but to anyone who’s ever asked big, messy, human questions.

The stories, languages, and cultures of the ancient Near East aren’t relics.

They’re reflections. And when we dig into them, we learn more about ourselves, too.

What people say about us..

In two semesters I actually learned to read Sumerian tablets — Digital Hammurabi delivers as advertised."

“That there is a Hopkins-trained Sumerologist with top-notch teaching methods (especially compared to typical university courses) available online, and for substantially less money than an equivalent course at an academic institution, is beyond amazing.”

“Excellent Egyptian Religion course!”

“Great course, wish it was longer"

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This website and all affiliated social media accounts are unrelated to a project of the same name, based at
the Johns Hopkins University during the early 2000s. The latter project is no longer active.

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