Archaeologists have unearthed an extraordinary Assyrian inscription from the First Temple period in Jerusalem—the first of its kind to be discovered in the city. The tiny fragment of pottery, just 2.5 centimeters in diameter and inscribed in Akkadian cuneiform, was discovered close to the Temple Mount’s Western Wall in excavations conducted by the Israel Antiquities […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
Lately I’ve been researching cosmology in ancient Near Eastern thought, and learned citation needed that the stars and planets were though of as being manifestations of the gods. What I don’t get however is whether they thought of these stars and planets as having a gender correlating with the deity’s gender. And if they did, did they think these planets/stars as having genitalia?| Recent Questions - History Stack Exchange
Ref: Naked Bible Podcast #89 The concept of “books” in Heaven is borrowed from Sumer and Mesopotamia. The more ancient concept is “tablets of destinies”. Heiser approaches t…| Radix Fidem Blog
Sibaram Das reflects on his visit to Lalish, the holiest site of the Yazidis in Iraq, exploring the interconnectedness of history, migration, and spirituality. He draws parallels between Yazidism a…| Indrosphere
The story recounts the life of Sibtu, a priestess of the moon god Nanna in ancient Ur, highlighting her divine connection and powerful role within the temple. Chosen at a young age, she relinquishe…| Indrosphere
En el origen de la escritura en Mesopotamia se encuentran las imágenes impresas por antiguos sellos cilíndricos en tablillas y otros artefactos de arcilla. El hallazgo proviene de un grupo de investigación de la Universidad de Bolonia que ha identificado una serie de correspondencias entre los motiv| La Brújula Verde
Why do so many religions feature a myth where a god dies and is resurrected? Why does this god die, and what can their death tell us about what religion is?| Historic Mysteries