Mesopotamian civilization art

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Mesopotamian art and architecture - Akkadian, Reliefs, Temples: Sargon of Akkad’s (reigned c. 2334–c. 2279 bce) unification of the Sumerian city-states and creation of a first Mesopotamian empire profoundly affected the art of his people, as well as their language and political thought. The increasingly large proportion of Semitic elements in the population were in the ascendancy, and their personal loyalty to Sargon and his successors replaced the regional patriotism of the old cities. The…

Babylon God Tammuz holds the pine cone,a symbol of knowledge according to some researchers. It shows up in a lot of images in world mythology. There could be more to discover about this symbol and it's history in antiquity.

"Cradle of Civilization: Unveiling the Magnificent Legacy of Mesopotamia's Ancient Society."

LATE URUK PERIOD, CIRCA 3100-3000 B.C.

(SELECT REFRESH TO RE-START SLIDE-SHOWS) Ninurta, Texts: (A MUST READ! – UNALTERED – EYE OPENING!) (gods in blue … mixed-breed demigods in teal) Ninurta Overview (A MUST READ! ***) (Enlil's & his 1/2 Sister Ninhursag's Son & Royal Heir to Anu's Throne Following Enlil) Ninurta by Wikipedia (ALSO SEE ZECHARIA SITCHIN'S MANY BOOKS ON THIS

Lunar eclipses figured prominently in the prognostications of the Babylonian seer. This text was part of the temple ritual. Specific roles and chants are assigned to different types of priests and laypeople. Aromatic woods are to be burned on an altar throughout an eclipse; dirges are to be sung; people are to remove their headgear and cover their heads with their garments, then wail and cry aloud, begging the gods to save them, their cities, and their shrines. The text conceives of an…