AI revives lost 3,000-year-old Babylonian hymn

ScienceDaily
Nov 11, 2025, 1:00 am258 pts
Researchers have rediscovered a long-lost Babylonian hymn from 1000 BCE, using artificial intelligence to piece together fragments scattered across the world. The hymn glorifies ancient Babylon’s beauty, prosperity, and inclusivity, even describing women’s priestly roles — a rarity in surviving texts.…

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