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10 sie 2022 · Gods, Demons And Symbols Of Ancient Mesopotamia An Illustrated Dictionary by Jeremy Black, Anthony Green
The present study is an interpretation of the two myths copied in the Old Babylonian period in which the Sumerian mother goddess is one of the main actors. The first myth is commonly called “Enki and Ninḫursaĝa”, and the second “Enki and Ninmaḫ”.
It was ancient Greek travelers and historians who first gave the land the name by which we know it: Mesopotamia. The name means “the land between the rivers” (from mesos, the Greek word for “between” or “in the middle”; pota-mos, the Greek word for “river”; and ia, a suffix that the Greeks attached to the names of places).
GDS provides an invaluable reference book for ancient Mesopotamia. With hundreds of illustrations and descriptions, it is one of the most comprehensive works about the subject matter. Descriptions, photographs, and sketches are provided for hundreds of deities from ancient Sumer, Babylonia, and Akkad, cultures spanning from c. 3400–400 BCE.
This document provides an overview of demons, monsters, and minor deities in ancient Mesopotamian religion. It discusses the meaning of terms like "demon" and how depictions evolved over time from composite beasts to individualized evil figures like Lamastu and Pazuzu in later periods.
Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Mesopotamia. Mesopotamians looked to religion to answer their questions about life and death, good and evil, and the forces of nature. They believed that each city and larger city-states belonged to a patron god or goddess who owned everything and everyone in the city.
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