Blogs about: Mesopotamia
Lesson 23
ssit6 wrote 2 days ago: Bell Ringer What four modern day countries make up Ancient Mesopotamia? What was the name of the two … more →
Lesson 22
ssit6 wrote 4 days ago: Bell Ringer How was irrigation a good thing for Mesopotamia and also a problem? What is a city-state … more →
Demoted Angels
Steve Wiggins wrote 4 days ago: One of the questions frequently surrounding monotheism is that of angels. Surveys indicate that even … more →
Ur
dummidumbwit wrote 6 days ago: Ur From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ur (Sumerian: Urim,[1] written URIM2KI ������ or URIM5KI �� … more →
Ancient Sources
dimleed wrote 1 month ago: Flowers: The best example is the symbol for Ishtar in Mesopotamia, a flower with 8 petals. It can a … more →
Can you cuneiform?
Mr. M wrote 1 month ago: As easy as A-B-C. In ancient Mesopotamia, scribes were granted the honor of learning to read and wri … more →
The Original Mud-bloods
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Steve Wiggins wrote 1 month ago: “Let Nintu mix clay with his flesh and blood. Let that same god and man be thoroughly mixed in the c … more →
Sky God
Steve Wiggins wrote 2 months ago: The latest issue of Wired arrived in my mailbox yesterday. Generally the people who write for the ma … more →
Ishtar and Zombies
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jimgetz wrote 2 months ago: Ishtar has this nasty habit of threatening to release the dead upon the world of the living. My ques … more →
The Lady or the Lion
Steve Wiggins wrote 2 months ago: Ancient West Asian society utilizes a striking image that causes no end of confusion — the lady and … more →
New Military titles 14.9.09
MOTOR BOOKS wrote 2 months ago: Death from the heavens: A history of strategic bombing While other books have addressed various aspe … more →
Enkidu: Rival or Substitute?
jimgetz wrote 2 months ago: A colleague at Temple asked me the other day about a curious little reference in George’s popular tr … more →
Special 9-9-09 Edition: Prayers for Iraq
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gloriadelia wrote 2 months ago: “The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.” Psalm … more →
Back to Sumer
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Angel wrote 2 months ago: “…Further information concerning Nuit and Hadit is given in the course of this Book; but … more →
Frustration at the Outset
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jimgetz wrote 2 months ago: The Gilgamesh Epic is among the greats of literature. Yet after all the fine work by Andrew George ( … more →
Atlantis
vittidk wrote 2 months ago: The Pyramids of Giza symbolize everything that ancient Egypt stands for in the minds of the world to … more →
A Curious Parallel Between Genesis and the Mesopotamian Enuma Elish
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santitafarella wrote 2 months ago: Biblical scholars see parallels between the creation story of Genesis chapter 1 and the Mesopotamian … more →
Class Notes - Mesopotamia Lecture 2
elliotbrandy wrote 2 months ago: Class Notes from 1 September 2009 Click here to download. – In order to download and view any … more →
Kingship and Wisdom in Mesopotamia
John wrote 2 months ago: Concluding his section on the King as Wise Man, Ronald Sweet says, “The conclusion to be drawn … more →
