Mesopotamian religion refers to the religious beliefs (concerning the gods, creation and the cosmos, the origin of man, and so forth) and practices of...
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The ancient Mesopotamian underworld (known in Sumerian as Kur, Irkalla, Kukku, Arali, or Kigal, and in Akkadian as Erṣetu), was the lowermost part of the...
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East Ancient Mesopotamian religion Ancient Egyptian religion Historical Vedic religion Ancient Greek religion Religion in ancient Rome Ancient Celtic...
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There are many references to ghosts in ancient Mesopotamian religion – the religions of Sumer, Babylon, Assyria and other early states in Mesopotamia...
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Sumerian religion, ancient Mesopotamian religion Ancient Egypt: Ancient Egyptian religion, Atenism The Levant (Canaan, Ugarit, Ebla, Mitanni): ancient Canaanite...
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Mesopotamian mythology refers to the myths, religious texts, and other literature that comes from the region of ancient Mesopotamia which is a historical...
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Mesopotamia (redirect from Ancient Mesopotamian philosophy)
battery, was created in Mesopotamia. The Ancient Mesopotamian religion was the first recorded. Mesopotamians believed that the world was a flat disc,...
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Demonology (section Ancient Mesopotamian religion)
dark responsibilities such as war, starvation, sickness, etc. The ancient Mesopotamians believed that the underworld (Kur) was home to many demons, which...
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elaborate decorative gold and silver ornaments sewn into them. The ancient Mesopotamians believed that their deities lived in Heaven, but that a god's statue...
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portal Ancient Semitic religion Babylonian religion – Religious practices of Babylonia Mes – Sumerian name given to the laws of the gods Mesopotamian myths...
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Gallu (category Mesopotamian demons)
ancient Mesopotamian religion, gallûs (also called gallas; Akkadian gallû < Sumerian gal.lu) were great demons or devils of the ancient Mesopotamian Underworld...
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(third to fourth century) Ancient Mesopotamian religion Assyrian religion Religions of the ancient Near East Sumerian religion Tower of Babel Zoroastrianism...
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Pazuzu (category Mesopotamian gods)
In ancient Mesopotamian religion, Pazuzu (Akkadian: 𒀭𒅆𒊒𒍪𒍪, romanized: pà.zu.zu) is a personification of the southwestern wind, and held kingship...
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Assyria (redirect from Ancient Assyria)
Assyria (Neo-Assyrian cuneiform: , māt Aššur) was a major ancient Mesopotamian civilization which existed as a city-state from the 21st century BC to the...
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The Canaanite religion was the group of ancient Semitic religions practiced by the Canaanites living in the ancient Levant from at least the early Bronze...
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Architecture of Mesopotamia (redirect from Mesopotamian Art and Architecture)
construction for the government, nobility, or royalty. The study of ancient Mesopotamian architecture is based on available archaeological evidence, pictorial...
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include the Mesopotamian cosmologies from Babylonia, Sumer, and Akkad; the Levantine or West Semitic cosmologies from Ugarit and ancient Israel and Judah...
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Lilin (category Mesopotamian legendary creatures)
(Hebrew: לילין) were hostile night spirits that attacked men in ancient Mesopotamian religion and Jewish folklore. In Jewish mythology, Lilin is a term for...
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History of Mesopotamia (redirect from Ancient Mesopotamians)
Rite Christianity whereas the Mandaeans retain their ancient gnostic religion and Mesopotamian Aramaic as a mother tongue and written script to this...
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folk religion (Dravidian peoples) Ancient Mesopotamian religion (Assyria, Sumer, Babylonia and Akkad) Elam religion (Elamites) Hattian religion (Hattians...
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Anunnaki (category Mesopotamian deities)
in the 1990s and has written several books about his theory. Ancient Mesopotamian religion Æsir Deva (Hinduism) Dingir Elohim Hutena Eridu Genesis Tuatha...
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underworld. First born of Geb and Nut. One of the most important gods of ancient Egypt. Isis - Daughter of Geb and Nut; twin of Osiris. Ausar - (also known...
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movements of the various peoples into and throughout the area. Rather, Mesopotamian religion was a consistent and coherent tradition which adapted to the internal...
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Seven heavens (category Ancient near eastern cosmology)
or divisions of the Heavens. The concept, also found in the ancient Mesopotamian religions, can be found in Judaism and Islam; the Christian Bible does...
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water goddess Tiamat in the Mesopotamian story of creation Enūma Eliš. Mesopotamian prayer Ancient Mesopotamian religion Atra-Hasis Ninlil Oshima, Takayoshi...
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Witchcraft (category Sociology of religion)
religion and the wider Mesopotamian society. According to Tzvi Abusch, the early stages of the development of witchcraft (ipšū or kišpū) in ancient Mesopotamia...
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Art of Mesopotamia (redirect from Ancient Mesopotamian art)
to Art of Mesopotamia. Iraqi art Architecture of Mesopotamia Ancient Mesopotamian religion Frankfort, 124-126 Frankfort, Chapters 2–5 Convenient summaries...
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identifiable in their animal form. Though drawing on ancient Mesopotamian religion, the religion of the Hittites and Luwians retains noticeable elements...
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The Mesopotamian Marshes, also known as the Iraqi Marshes, are a wetland area located in Southern Iraq and southwestern Iran as well as partially in northern...
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Sumer (redirect from Ancient Sumer (Eight Features of Civilization))
temple. History of Iraq Numeral system Ancient Mesopotamian units of measurement Ancient Mesopotamian religion Indus–Mesopotamia relations Egypt–Mesopotamia...
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