The last time Russia invaded Ukraine, the world turned a blind eye. 2014, Crimea. Russia annexed—forcibly took—the Ukrainian territory of Crimea and occupied Donbas without so much as a peep from the greater global community. This set the stage for a full-scale invasion in 2022. Although Russia has been chased out of the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, survivors know that a Ukrainian victory is the only way to keep Russia from doing that again. They just hope that we don’t grow tired of the war and call for compromise. Read full article here
Research
Researcher uses AI to make texts that are thousands of years old readable
The Gilgamesh Epic, the oldest work of world literature, has been brought back to life by LMU researchers in the Electronic Babylonian Literature project. Using their new Fragmentarium tool, they have discovered hundreds of manuscripts, including the most recent tablet of the Gilgamesh Epic which dates from 130 BC – thousands of years after the earliest known version. This shows how highly valued the Epic was, even at a late period. With the public release of the Fragmentarium, anyone can now explore the thousands of cuneiform fragments and explore the ancient Babylonian literature. Read full article here
Merv
March 12, 2023
