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2 days ago · Inanna [a] is the ancient Mesopotamian goddess of love, war, and fertility. She is also associated with sensuality, procreation, divine law, and political power. Originally worshiped in Sumer, she was known by the Akkadian Empire, Babylonians, and Assyrians as Ishtar [b] (and occasionally the logogram 𒌋𒁯 ). Her primary title was "the ...
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3 days ago · The history of Mesopotamian kingship dates back to the ancient city-states of Sumer, where legendary figures such as Gilgamesh and Enmerkar were said to have reigned. These early rulers were believed to have divine connections, serving as intermediaries between the gods and the people.
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1 day ago · Mesopotamian Flood Account The Genesis flood is the same event, I suggest, as the flood of Atrahasis, 1 the Eridu Genesis, 2 the Babyloniaca of Berossus, 3 and The Epic of Gilgamesh, 4 which students in antiquity copied when learning cuneiform. 5 Moses, as a New Kingdom Egyptian scribe exercising authority over Semitic people (Exodus 2:14), was almost certainly educated in cuneiform 6 and ...
Mar 31, 2024 · She threw her prisoner from the bank of the Euphrates. She seized from him his life-force and then returned to her city, Erec. Having heard this matter, En-suhgir-ana sent a man to Enmerkar: "You are the beloved lord of Inana, you alone are exalted. Inana has truly chosen you for her holy lap, you are her beloved.
1 day ago · Besides several tales about Gilgamesh (that are quite different from the later Akkadian tradition culminating in the Standard Babylonian Gilgamesh Epic), we have several compositions dealing with Lugalbanda and Enmerkar and their deeds. “Gilgamesh and Agga” is the only example of the Old Babylonian Gilgamesh tales that draws on historical ...
5 days ago · Shamash ( Akkadian: šamaš [a]) was the ancient Mesopotamian sun god, earlier known as Utu ( Sumerian: d UTU 𒀭𒌓 "Sun" [2] ). He was believed to see everything that happened in the world every day, and was therefore responsible for justice and protection of travelers. As a divine judge, he could be associated with the underworld.
5 days ago · The standard Akkadian Epic of Gilgamesh was composed by a scribe named Sîn-lēqi-unninni, probably during the Middle Babylonian Period ( c. 1600 – c. 1155 BC ), based on much older source material. In the epic, Gilgamesh is a demigod of superhuman strength who befriends the wild man Enkidu.
