Some significant exceptions, such as Saggil-kenam-ubbib, the author of Theodicee babylonienne (1), Kabti-ili-Marduk, author of the `myth of Erra' (2), and Shamash-muballit, the son of Warad...
"Among the first rulers whose names are documented in contemporary written sources are Me (or Ishib)-baragesi of Kish, Akka-Inannaka of Umma and a certain HAR.TU (exact pronunciation unknown) of the city of PA.GAR (modern Tell Agrab). They probably ruled around 2700-2600 B.C.E." Me...
composed on clay tablets before papyrus paper scrolls were commonplace. Her crowning achievement was the hymn presenting the triumphant tale of Inanna, the Mesopotamian warrior goddess who battled a mountain. A strong woman always recognizes another, and through this work Enheduanna is also considered...
as when Enki becomes Ptah in Egypt or the Peacemaker in North America, Shiva in India, Prometheus in Greece, Aquarius in Rome and, later, Lucifer in Northern Europe. He is Loki or Odin to Scandinavian
Seshat is the Goddess of Libraries, all forms of Writing and the Measurement of Time. The Egyptians believed that Seshat invented writing, while Thoth taught writing to mankind. She was known as 'Mistress of the House of Books', indicating that she also took care of Thoth's library of spel...