Ancient Mesopotamia is one of the oldest civilizations to develop religion and honour numerous pantheons. The deities had humanlike forms who reacted to stimuli of reasons and emotions. Every city-state worshipped and honoured different deities …
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Babylon was one of the major cities of Ancient Mesopotamia. It had numerous inventions and developments which had an impact on the people of the whole Mesopotamia Civilization. One of the most significant areas was …
The deities of Mesopotamia civilization primarily had humanlike forms; they were either male god or female god and also reacted to stimuli of both emotions and reasons. However, there were numerous features to distinguish them …
1. Introducing the Sumerian Sky God – An The sky god An was the primary god of the Sumerian who was known by numerous names including the sky god, supreme god, god of the king, …
Mesopotamia civilization’s political hierarchy was based on Monarchy, which consisted of three major classes, including nobles, free citizens, and slaves. Mesopotamia had an organized government with the leaderships passed down in a hierarchical order by …
The religion of Mesopotamia Civilization is the first organized religion in history. It was first developed by the Sumerians around 3500 BC and was modified by the Akkadians. Gradually every city of this civilization started …
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The goddesses in ancient Mesopotamia were highly anthropomorphic and reacted to the reasons and emotions. People of Mesopotamia had massive respect towards the deities be it a father god or a mother goddess. The Mesopotamians …
1. Introducing the Sumerian goddess of War and Love – Inanna Inanna, the goddess of war, sensuality, procreation, and love, was the primary goddess of Sumer. She was worshipped by the Sumerians from the early …
Sumer, the southernmost region of ancient Mesopotamia(modern-day Iraq) is the earliest known civilization in history. It is known for numerous innovations and inventions which result in being significant for every region of ancient Mesopotamia. The …
Mesopotamia civilization was a historical region with fertile land situated between Tigris and the Euphrates Rivers which is in modern-day Iraq and Kuwait. The word ‘Mesopotamia’ meaning ‘between two rivers’ in Greek. The civilization started …
