Eridu - City of Ancient Gods Mesopotamia
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Eridu is among the earliest cities in Mesopotamia, and the first urban center in the south land of Sumer. The seat of ancient gods, Eridu...
Sylvia Rose
- Feb 8
- 7 min
Architect Gods & Building in Mesopotamia
Mushdamma (Mushdam, Mušdam(m)a or Mušdam) is the Divine Architect of the Mesopotamian ancient world. His epithet šidim gal den-líl-lá-ke4...
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Sylvia Rose
- Feb 8
- 4 min
Kulla - God of Bricks & Building
Kulla is a Mesopotamian god of bricks and building. Patron of masons and masonry, he's watches over the brickmaking and building process....
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Sylvia Rose
- Feb 7
- 3 min
Cylinder Seals of the Ancient World
Cylinder seals have been used for thousands of years. First evidence comes from the Neolithic period in Syria. The cylinder seal is...
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Sylvia Rose
- Feb 7
- 4 min
Greenstone, Scribes & Cylinder Seals
Cylinder seals are popular throughout ancient Mesopotamia and related lands. Sometimes called roller stamps, they're tiny, usually around...
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Sylvia Rose
- Feb 7
- 4 min
Isimud: Two-Faced Sukkal of Enki
Isimud (Isimu) is the sukkal or divine attendant of Enki (Ea) primordial god of water, music, wisdom, creators and creation. Isimud is...
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Sylvia Rose
- Feb 6
- 5 min
Gala Priests: Clergy of Goddess Inanna
Gala are a special division of priests and priestesses who serve the goddess Queen of Heaven Inanna (Ishtar, Shaushka). Also called...
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Sylvia Rose
- Feb 6
- 5 min
Sacred Music of Ancient Mesopotamia
Music in ancient Mesopotamia is important to religious rites and secular entertainments. In religion, the goddess Ninigizibara relates to...
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Sylvia Rose
- Feb 5
- 5 min
Ningizibara: Sumerian Balaĝ Music Goddess
Ningizibara (Igizibara, Ningizippara) is a Mesopotamian goddess associated with the balaĝ musical instrument. She can manifest as the...
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Sylvia Rose
- Feb 5
- 8 min
Hymn to Nungal - Prison Goddess
Nungal is the ancient Sumerian goddess of prisons. She has the ability to separate the guilty from the innocent. When one escapes the...
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Sylvia Rose
- Feb 4
- 3 min
Dream Interpretation (Oneiromancy) - Ancient Egypt
Dreaming is an important part of ancient Egyptian spirituality. Dreams and dream interpretation play a role in almost all cultures. In...
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Sylvia Rose
- Feb 4
- 3 min
Natron - Ancient Embalming & Household Salts
From personal hygiene to embalming the dead, ancient Egypt has many uses for natron. It's a naturally forming desert salt easy to harvest...
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Sylvia Rose
- Feb 4
- 7 min
Khet, the Body: Death Rites of Ancient Egypt
Khet represents the physical body and is considered part of the soul in ancient Egypt. The soul is made of eight parts. Together they...
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Sylvia Rose
- Feb 3
- 4 min
Dream Interpretation (Oneiromancy) - Mesopotamia
Dreams and dream meanings are a large part of the spiritual life of ancients. Oneiromancy or dream interpretation clarifies the dream....
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Sylvia Rose
- Feb 3
- 3 min
Mamu - Sumerian Goddess of Dreams
Mamu (Mamud) is a goddess of dreams in ancient Mesopotamia. Daughter of dawn goddess Aya and sun god Shamash (Utu), she may be called the...
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Sylvia Rose
- Feb 2
- 3 min
Enki (Ea) God of Water & Creation
Enki is an ancient Sumerian primary God worshiped for over three thousand years in Mesopotamia. He's among the first Gods to emerge in...
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Sylvia Rose
- Feb 2
- 5 min
Butter - Food of Peasants & Barbarians
Earliest evidence of butter dates back to c. 8000 BCE. The first butter comes from the milk of cattle, sheep, goats and yaks. The ancient...
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Sylvia Rose
- Feb 1
- 5 min
Bitumen - Tarry Trade in Perfect Pitch
Bitumen, a natural petroleum product, is a common trade route item in the ancient world. The earliest known use of bitumen dates back to...
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Sylvia Rose
- Feb 1
- 4 min
Sailing - Bronze Age Sails & Sailcloth
Sailing begins in the Sumerian or southern Mesopotamian regions of river deltas and marshes. Boats and rafts at first are made of...
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Sylvia Rose
- Jan 31
- 3 min
Early Sun Mythology: Mid European
In the early centuries CE the Imperial Romans occupy almost every part of Europe except Germania, though they keep trying. They also...
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