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Why is Enki so important to Sumerian Mythology
"The Lord of the Earth" As we've discussed in a previous section, Enki is the god of water and earth. He was known as Lord of the Earth,...

Ryan Moorhen
Apr 30, 20226 min read


Inanna. Ishtar. The Mesopotamian Goddess
When the city of Uruk was first excavated in the mid-nineteenth century, it was found to be split in half, with one section walled off....

Ryan Moorhen
Mar 26, 201919 min read


Ancient Cuneiform Writing in Ancient Mesopotamia
Before writing Around 3500 B.C., just before the birth of writing, Sumerians had already been maintaining a civilization for thousands of...

Faruq Zamani
Jun 26, 20159 min read


Sumerians Cosmology and the Universe
First there was ______, then there was ______, and the universe was created. It’s a pretty standard and simplified formula of how humans...

Ryan Moorhen
Apr 23, 20144 min read


Archaeologists and Mesopotamia
About the only connection between Germany and Mesopotamia that comes to my mind is the Mesopotamian collection at the Pergamon Museum in...

Ryan Moorhen
Aug 20, 20132 min read


Mesopotamia Mysteries
We know we’re not the only ones out there with Mesopotamia on the brain and a wealth of information about it to pass on to you, from and...

Ryan Moorhen
Jan 28, 20131 min read


Marveling at the “Great Ziggurat of Ur”
The Great Ziggurat of Ur is one of the most recognizable monuments in the history of Mesopotamia, as well as the world. To this day, the...

Ryan Moorhen
Sep 24, 20122 min read


Part IV: Gilgamesh!
A statue of Gilgamesh overpowering a lion. It was found in Khorsabad, Iraq, at the palace of Sargon II. Now housed at the Louvre....

Ryan Moorhen
Jun 5, 20125 min read


Pine Cones in Ancient Mesopotamia
With the holiday season coming up and those bags of cinnamon-scented pine cones hitting store shelves soon, I think it would make a great...

Ryan Moorhen
Oct 22, 20111 min read
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