Sylvia Rose
Thoth - Ibis Scribe Moon God of Egypt
Thoth is among the most ancient of Egyptian deities. God of wisdom, knowledge, scribes, magic and the moon, he's considered the inventor...
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Sylvia Rose
Feb 144 min read
Steatite (Soapstone) - Ancient World
Steatite or soapstone is a metamorphic talc rock used in carving for thousands of years. A medium-grained rock, or schist, soapstone is a...
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Sylvia Rose
Feb 145 min read
Sistrum (Sistra) Music: Ancient Egypt
Sistrum (pl sistra) is a ritual music rattle used in ceremony and celebration. Beloved Royal Wife Nefertari of Egypt in the 13th century...
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Sylvia Rose
Feb 135 min read
Music of Ancient & Medieval Egypt
Singing, clapping, dancing and shouting are forms of musical expression used by most early people. From Neolithic Egypt, whistles are...
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Sylvia Rose
Feb 134 min read
Seshat - Scribe Goddess Ancient Egypt
Seshat is the ancient Egyptian goddess of writing, wisdom and knowledge. As daughter of Thoth the scribe god, she's a scribe and record...
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Sylvia Rose
Feb 127 min read
Scribes & Writing - Ancient Egypt
Scribes assume positions of importance and influence in the ancient world. Many speak several languages and are skilled in such diverse...
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Sylvia Rose
Feb 114 min read
Tooth Worms of Ancient Mesopotamia
The nefarious Tooth Worm lives in the teeth and causes toothache by chewing the gums or the inside of a tooth. This evil worm and its kin...
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Sylvia Rose
Feb 116 min read
Proto Writing: Signs of the Times
Proto Writing is a primal link in the development of literacy. Evidence of proto-writing goes back to c. 7000 BCE in Neolithic China....
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Sylvia Rose
Feb 117 min read
Scribes & Writing - Ancient Mesopotamia
Development of writing, scribes (dubsars) and scribe schools (edubas) work together to alter the Ancient World in much the same way as...
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Sylvia Rose
Feb 105 min read
Scribes & Writing: Ancient Beginnings
Scribes (dubsars) appear shortly after the advent of writing c. 3400 BCE in Sumer. Writing develops as a way to keep trade and commerce...
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Sylvia Rose
Feb 95 min read
Garnets - Gemstones of Blood and Life
Garnet is a coveted gemstone since the Bronze Age (c. 3300 BCE). Trade brings this enchanting creation to Egypt, Mesopotamia and other...
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Sylvia Rose
Feb 99 min read
Eridu - City of Ancient Gods Mesopotamia
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...
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Sylvia Rose
Feb 87 min read
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 74 min read
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 73 min read
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 74 min read
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 74 min read
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 65 min read
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 65 min read
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 55 min read
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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