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Edimmu: Evil Demons of Vengeance
In ancient Mesopotamia demons are a fact of life. They can cause disease, fires, accidents, madness, crime and pestilence. Plants wither...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 25, 20235 min read
Disease Demons & Doctors: Ancient Mesopotamia
Incense burns smoky over hot coals. Voices rise in prayers, incantations and songs. Noise, wailing, howling, clapping, stamping, bells,...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 25, 20234 min read
Sin (Suen): Moon God of Mesopotamia
Sin (Suen), also called Nanna or Dilimbabbar, is the ancient Mesopotamian God of the Moon. He fathers several deities including Inanna,...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 24, 20234 min read
Ninhursag - Great Mountain Mother
A mother goddess of ancient Mesopotamia, Ninhursag is one of the original seven dieties or 'those who decree', called the Anunnaki. She...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 24, 20233 min read
Caspian Tiger: Bronze Age Wild Predators
The Eurasian Tiger or Caspian Tiger, a Panthera tigris tigris subspecies, roamed Turkey, Afghanistan, parts of Iraq, Caspian regions such...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 24, 20234 min read
Papsukkal - Grand Vizier of the Gods
Papsukkal holds an elevated place in the hierarchy of gods and mortals. A sukkal of the War God Zababa, he rises in rank to sukkal of...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 23, 20235 min read
Figs - Food of the Ancient World
The earliest agriculture begins with a fig (Ficus carica). Fig trees are the first known domesticated plants. In the ancient near East,...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 23, 20234 min read
Ninurta (Ninĝirsu) - God of the People
Ninurta (Lord of Barley) or Ninĝirsu (Ningirsu, Lord of the City of Girsu) is a multi-talented God of Sumer and Mesopotamia. In his...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 22, 20234 min read
Nanshe - Nature Goddess of Dreams
Nanshe is an active goddess in old Mesopotamia. Deity of sea water, fresh water, marshes and the animals of these environments, she also...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 22, 20235 min read
Girsu (Tello): Ancient Sumerian City
Girsu (Sumerian Ĝirsu) is a busy city of ancient Sumer, Mesopotamia, beginning c. 5300 BCE. Today, it's called Tell Telloh in Iraq. Tello...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 22, 20234 min read
Kish: Glory Days in Ancient Babylonia
A Mesopotamian urban center, Kish is occupied for thousands of years. At about 12 km (7.5 mi) from Babylon Iraq, Kish is built upon the...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 21, 20234 min read
Bau - Healing Goddess of Babylonia
Bau is a Mesopotamian goddess associated with healing and health, medicine, protection, personal guidance or guardianship. She's tutelary...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 21, 20235 min read
Dromedary Camel: Animals of Ancient Arabia
Early people of the Arabian peninsula came through the Levant region c. 8000. Hunter gatherer nomads, they vie for territory with wolves,...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 21, 20234 min read
Gibil - Fire God of Mesopotamia
Gibil, also called Girra in Akkadian, is the Mesopotamian Fire God. He's associated with both the positive, nurturing, benevolent aspect...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 20, 20234 min read
Giant Cinnamon Birds of Arabia
Cinnamon birds appear in folklore of Eurasia shortly after Arab merchants begin trading with ancient lands to the north. Cinnamon enjoys...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 20, 20234 min read
Ancient Arabia - Stone Age to Bronze
The earliest signs of human presence on the Arabian peninsula appear c. 8000 BCE, before the Stone Age. The Earth is warming up after the...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 19, 20235 min read
Cinnamon - Spice Trade of Ancients
Cinnamon ( Cinnamomum ) is the oldest known spice in the world. The fragrant bark comes into popular use by c. 2000 BCE, when Egyptians...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 19, 20235 min read
Dumuzi & Geshtinanna: Reasons for Seasons
Dumuzi (Dumu-zid, Dumuzid) and Geshtinanna are brother and sister deities in ancient Mesopotamia (today's Iraq). Dumuzi, a god of...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 19, 20234 min read
Ninazu: Healing, Death, Snakes & War
Ninazu is originally a god of ancient Sumer (c 6000 BCE), whose worship spreads through other parts of Mesopotamia. He's known as "king...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 18, 20234 min read
Abu - Ancient Vegetation Snake God
A Mesopotamian god, Abu is classed as a minor deity. Like many vegetation divinities Abu is also a god of snakes or serpents, associated...
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