Mind. It understands the essence of things to be absolute and fixed, independent of their contexts. English doesn't cherish the etymological origins of words, and has no native sense of family and the interconnectedness of identities, and emphasizes absolute existence rather than relative existence....
a region of SW Asia between the lower and middle reaches of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers: site of several ancient civilizations Collins Discovery Encyclopedia, 1st edition © HarperCollins Publishers 2005 Want to thank TFD for its existence?Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page...
Two myths in particular, Inanna and the God of Wisdom and Inanna’s Descent to the Netherworld, demonstrate Inanna’s hunger for power in every area of her existence, and how far she’s willing to go to obtain it, regardless of what or whom is standing in her way. In Inanna and the...
Building on these many years of research, Bottro here presents the definitive account of one of the world's oldest known religions. He shows how ancient Mesopotamian religion was practiced both in the public and private spheres, how it developed over the three millennia of its active existence,...
Gobekli Tepe has changed history. Not because it predates Stonehenge by 6,000 years but that previous thinking had thought man to be nomadic at this time. We were unappreciative that he was living a more settled existence and certainly not with temples, let alone of this stature. Or size –...
"One of the world's foremost experts on Assyriology, Jean Bottero has studied the religion of ancient Mesopotamia throughout a distinguished career that spans more than half a century. Building on these many years of research, Bottero here presents the definitive account of one of the world's...
Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia were an agricultural based society that believed in the existence of many deities; however, they differed in the aspect of how they evolved as an agricultural society and whether they feared or praised their gods. Mesopotamia, also known as the Fertile Crescent, was...
Ur-Nammu laid the foundations of the Third Dynasty of Ur. One of his major accomplishments was the strengthening of the infrastructure, roads, and architecture of Kish, Nippur, Umma, and Adab. He is remembered for his legal code, the Code of Ur-Nammu, which is still in existence today....
One of the world's foremost experts on Assyriology, Jean Bottro has studied the religion of ancient Mesopotamia for more than fifty years. Building on these many years of research, Bottro here presents the definitive account of one of th... ...
The Neo Assyrian Empire and the Neo Babylonian Empire eventually merged to form the Persian Empire under Cyrus the Great. The empire grew until it reached Turkey, which made it the greatest empire in existence. Under the rule of Cyrus, the people were allowed to follow their own culture, and...