Shapiku’s cuneiforms

 

An example of Babylonian text, in its original ‘cuneiform’ script from 5,000 years ago, then transliterated into our modern Latin alphabet, then translated into English. Attributed to a ‘Sapiku of Borsippa’ it is a prediction of the future. Sapiku was a 7th century BCE astrologer and priest who was an advisor to the king of that time.

Credits: The Reports of the Magicians and Astrologers of Nineveh and Babylon: Vol II and Babylonian-Assyrian Ittu [Omen] Astrology Before 550 BC via GifCities and Internet Archive, The Visual Astrology Newsletter

Remembrance Sunday 1918-2018

 

 

They shall grow not old
as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them
nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun
and in the morning,
We shall remember them.

Credits: Laurence Binyon, askIdeas

The current political situation in Iraq and Syria

 

A French-language GIF based on an animation showing the various players in the political landscape of Iraq and Syria between 2014-15.

Credits: ISW and Thomas van Linge via GIFER

First solo Win

 

When the enemy keeps spamming rockets, but you still win the bleeding Victory Royale.

Credits: Fortnite and Epic Games via gfycat, reddit r/gaming, Norris Steuart, Fortnite gifs and Pinterest

Hammers: Infinitely hot!

 

 

Even the hammer wielding Norse god of thunder can have his slip-up moments.

Credits: Marvel Studios via Ilario (úquen), Animated Gif and Google+

An attack from above

 

 

Now fury is raining from the skies… and not just rain.

Credits: PEW PEW AND CHILL and Tumblr via Visual and Auditory Elixirs By: Jojo Woods, Sifting Through Variety, Raghuram D, Illusion and Pinterest

Remembrance Sunday 2017

 

Remembering the fallen, who gave their lives for our freedoms.

Credits: Doc and REMEMBRANCE DAY via GifCities and Internet Archive

Vijay’s classic GIFs 2007-2011 – 381

 

The War of the Clowns soon takes over the streets of France, and a fearsome new weapon of cream and mirth makes its entrance: the double-layered wide dish custard pie. The German clowns won’t know what hit them.

GIF: clownwar                                                                                                            DATE: 25/06/2010

Credits: CHEEZburger Memebase Señor GIF via Ratedesi Forums

Vijay’s classic GIFs 2007-2011 – 342

 

This GIF of a jet fighter on fire gives me goosebumps. It comes from the Transformers franchise and features the character Starscream, who was an Air Commander of the Energon Seekers and a ‘Decepticon’.

GIF: starscreamjudo                                                                                                                            DATE: 28/07/2009

Credit: Ratedesi Forums

 

When you walk into an ambush

 

And all you wanted to do was build a watch tower and have a wee picnic.

Credits: Reddit via GIF’N GEEK and Facebook