This text was written on a bronze axe that was dedicated to Nergal, the main Mesopotamian god of the netherworld. The text reflects the imaginations of ancient Sumerians and Akkadians concerning afterlife in the netherworld. In ancient Egypt the fate of people after ...
This work shall mostly refer to the Divine, the Almighty as “God.” Consequently, those who create like potters, sculptors and artists are seen as specially favored by the Divine or the gods because they are participating in di- vine activity (Mbiti, 1969; Onwubiko, 1991). This group ...