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4 days ago · Gilgamesh ( / ˈɡɪlɡəmɛʃ /, [7] / ɡɪlˈɡɑːmɛʃ /; [8] Akkadian: 𒀭𒄑𒂆𒈦, romanized: Gilgameš; originally Sumerian: 𒀭𒄑𒉋𒂵𒎌, romanized: Bilgames) [9] [a] was a hero in ancient Mesopotamian mythology and the protagonist of the Epic of Gilgamesh, an epic poem written in Akkadian during the late 2nd millennium BC.
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Fictional characters. Gilgamesh, the protagonist of the...
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Enkidu (Sumerian: 𒂗𒆠𒄭 EN.KI.DU 10) was a legendary figure in...
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Cuneiform tablet with the Atra-Hasis epic in the British...
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6 days ago · During the 2nd millennium BC, Ancient Egyptian texts use the term "Canaan" to refer to an Egyptian-ruled colony, whose boundaries generally corroborate the definition of Canaan found in the Hebrew Bible, bounded to the west by the Mediterranean Sea, to the north in the vicinity of Hamath in Syria, to the east by the Jordan Valley, and to the ...
May 2, 2024 · Fourth Millennium BCE From the 4th Millennium BCE to the 2nd Millennium BCE , hundreds of proto-cities in the Near East , Egypt , and the Indus Valley transition into city-states . [1] Records of those geopolitical changes are complicated by mythologization, historical revisionism , missing information, lack of corroborating primary sources ...
Apr 26, 2024 · Hittite, member of an ancient Indo-European people who appeared in Anatolia at the beginning of the 2nd millennium bce; by 1340 bce they had become one of the dominant powers of the Middle East. Probably originating from the area beyond the Black Sea, the Hittites first occupied central Anatolia, making their capital at Hattusa (modern ...
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3 days ago · During the 2nd millennium, the use of true bronze greatly increased. The tin deposits at Cornwall, England, were much used and were responsible for a considerable part of the large production of bronze objects during that time. The age was also marked by increased specialization and the invention of the wheel and the ox-drawn plow.
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Apr 17, 2024 · Zarathushtra (born 2nd millennium bce, probably eastern Iran) was an Iranian religious reformer and prophet, traditionally regarded as the founder of Zoroastrianism. A major figure in the history of world religions, Zarathushtra has been the object of much scholarly attention, in large part because of his apparent monotheism (his concept of one ...
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May 1, 2024 · Tel Hazor is the largest and most important Canaanite site in Israel, encompassing an area of over 200 acres. In the second millennium BCE, the city was comprised of an upper city (the acropolis) and a lower city. Ancient records show that the city was considered the southernmost Syrian urban center during the Bronze Age.
