Monday, January 27, 2020

Summarian Dance

INTRODUCTION TO ANCIENT MESOPOTEMIA
Ancient Mesopotamia 101. National Geographic 

The Epic of Gilgamesh

The Epic of Gilgamesh is an epic poem from ancient Mesopotamia that is often regarded as the earliest surviving great work of literature and the second oldest religious text, after the Pyramid Texts.
when: 2100 BC
 Language: Akkadian
Where: Mesopotamia
Editor: Sin-leqi-unninni
Characters: Enkidu, Humbaba, Utnapishtim, Shamhat, Ishtar, Gugalanna, Gilgamesh, Shamash, Dumuzi


Epic of Gilgamesh






Babylonian Goddess Ishtar

Wednesday, January 22, 2020