Such lyrical poise is unusual in Mesopotamian literature. Most surviving texts are legal codes, myths, or royal inscriptions. One of the oldest surviving Babylonian clay tablets is a 3,700-year-old ...

As Black Sabbath’s singer for their first decade, Ozzy Osbourne helped shape the direction of a number of heavy genres in the ‘70s. After going solo in the ‘80s, he continued to inspire artists who ...