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Sylvia Rose
Jan 3, 20245 min read
Nungal (Manungal) Prison Goddess
Nungal (Manungal) is a goddess of prisons in Mesopotamia. She can be empathetic or merciless. She's especially popular in the Ur III...
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Sylvia Rose
Jan 2, 20244 min read
Humbaba: Giant Mountain Forest Man
Humbaba (Ḫumbaba, Ḫuwawa) features in the Mesopotamian poem Epic of Gilgamesh, which is often copied at scribe schools. A huge mountain...
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Sylvia Rose
Jan 2, 20243 min read
Lahar: Flock & Sheep Pastoral Goddess
Lahar is a pastoral goddess of sheep, flocks and wool in ancient Mesopotamia. Throughout the year various deities are invoked to keep...
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Sylvia Rose
Jan 1, 20243 min read
Apkallu - Seven Sages of Mesopotamia
When the gods come into being in Mesopotamia, they create the Igigi to act as their servants because they find work too exhausting. As...
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Sylvia Rose
Jan 1, 20243 min read
Shumugan - God of Donkeys & Mules
Shumugan (Å umugan, Å amagan, Å umuqan, Å akkan) is an ancient Syrian and Mesopotamian god associated with animals. He's a patron of...
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Sylvia Rose
Jan 1, 20243 min read
Lord Rodent (Ninkilim) Sumerian Pest God
Ninkilim is a Sumerian god of wild animals. His name means Lord Rodent. He's especially connected to rats, mice and other vermin, insect...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 31, 20233 min read
Gatumdug: Sumerian Goddess of Lagash
Gatumdug is an ancient Sumerian goddess and patron deity of the busy city state of Lagash, Mesopotamia. Read: Cult of the Fire God -...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 31, 20233 min read
Lagash: Vibrant Bronze Age City State
Lagash (Lagaš) would be a modern wonder in the ancient world, a brilliant hub of trade, commerce and the meeting of minds. Inhabited...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 31, 20234 min read
Ishum: Night Watchman & Fire God
The God Ishum is the sukkal or divine attendant of Nergal, Lord of the Underworld, death and disease. Like many deified sukkals, Ishum...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 30, 20232 min read
Bizilla - Shining Love Goddess Sukkal
Bizilla (Bizila) is a Mesopotamian goddess sukkal to the great matriarch and Queen of the Gods, Ninlil. Her name Bizilla means she who is...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 30, 20233 min read
Ninlil - Sumerian Matriarch Goddess
Ninlil is Queen of the Gods and wife of Creator God Enlil. A senior matriarch of the Mesopotamian pantheon, Ninlil holds a position of...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 29, 20233 min read
Scorpion Men of Babylonia
Scorpion men (Akkadian: girtablullû, aqrabuamelu) make an appearance in various Akkadian language myths. They include the Enûma Elish...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 28, 20233 min read
Kusarikku - Bull Men of Mesopotamia
Kusarikku has origins in the dark past beyond the beginning of the Bronze Age c. 3300 BCE. A fierce creature, he's depicted as a male...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 28, 20233 min read
Abzu - Primal Waters of Creation
Abzu (Apsu) is a primordial proto-god in Sumerian creation myth whose consort is Tiamat , demonic deity of destruction. Tiamat is sea...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 27, 20233 min read
Cress, Watercress: Natural Health of Ancients
Watercress ( Nasturtium officinale ) grows in fresh water. With hollow stems, it floats and is easily gathered from the water's surface....
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 27, 20233 min read
Mountain Gazelle: Wild Ancient World
The little mountain gazelle (Gazella gazella) is also called the Palestinian or true gazelle. Both males and females have horns, which...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 26, 20234 min read
Shulpae (Å ulpae): Demon Warrior God
Shulpae (Å ulpae) is a Mesopotamian god who's also a demon. His wife is the eternal Ninhursag, the mother mountain goddess. Her major cult...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 26, 20236 min read
Kur - Underworld of Mesopotamia
Kur is the vast and timeless Underworld of ancient Mesopotamia. Here is the abode of demons and vengeful spirits, creatures of the...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 26, 20233 min read
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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