THE TEMPLE The temple was the spatial, ideological and economic center of cities and society of Mesopotamian, the home of God. Each city had its own patron to whom was dedicated a specific cult. Inside the temple there was a statue, the personification of God, the absence of the latter rep[...]
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ottobre 10th, 2015 - 13:15 § in Archaeostory
BIG SANTUARIES IN THE ANCIENT MESOPOTAMIAN-GRANDI SANTUARI NELL’ANTICA MESOPOTAMIA
ottobre 5th, 2015 - 09:00 § in Iraq
UMM AL AQARIB
Modern name: Umm al Aqarib Geographic coordinate: 31.621105°N 45.933446°E Governatorate – District – Sub-district: Dhi-Qar – Al-Rifa’i. Nearest City: Seven kilometers south-east of Umma and 30 kilometers west of modern Al Rifa’i. 30 km south-west of modern Qalat Sukar.[...]
ottobre 3rd, 2015 - 17:51 § in Archaeostory
TITLING OF MESOPOTAMIAN KING-TITOLATURA DEI RE MESOPOTAMICI
Archaeological discoveries have allowed to identify the names of the ancient Mesopotamian rulers since the third millennium B.C. They substantially are three: En “Lord” Ensi (Akkadian ishshi’akkum) “governator” Lugal (Akkadian sharrum) “great man” All [...]
settembre 28th, 2015 - 09:08 § in Iraq
TELL JOKHA-UMMA
Modern name: Tell Jokha Ancient name: Umma Geographic coordinate: 31° 40′ 2.7515″ – 45° 53′ 15.6300″ 31.667431° N – 45.887675° E Governatorate – District – Sub-district: Dhi-Qar – al Rifa’i. Nearest City: 22 km ca. south-west from al-Rif[...]
settembre 25th, 2015 - 13:05 § in Curiosità
AGATHA CHRISTIE THE DISCOVERY OF THE EAST-AGATHA CHRISTIE ALLA SCOPERTA DELL’ORIENTE
It’s nice to walk between the ruins of the ancient Ur, admire the huge ziggurat, discover the royal tombs excavated by Woolley. Ur, it is a site that has always fascinated researchers and archaeologists but also characters that we know as Aghata Christie, becoming the scene of a great lo[...]
settembre 21st, 2015 - 13:00 § in Iraq
TELL IBZAYKH-ZABALAM
Modern name: Tell Ibzaykh Ancient name: Zabalam Geographic coordinate: 31° 44′ 11.3999″ – 45° 52′ 16.6800″ 31.7365° N – 45.8713º E Governatorate – District – Sub-district: Dhi-Qar – al-Rifa’i – Qalat Sukar Nearest City: Zabalam is [...]
settembre 14th, 2015 - 20:15 § in Archaeostory
SHAMASH -GOD OF SUN AND JUSTICE
WHO IS SHAMASH? Shamash (Utu in Sumerian) was the god of the sun, his ancient Sumerian ideogram consisted of a solar disk between two mountain peaks. His residence was the É-Babbar (House shining) in the city of Sippar in the kingdom of Akkad; elsewhere important for God was Larsa with a Ziq[...]
settembre 12th, 2015 - 13:53 § in Iraq
MarshLand
LE PALUDI Le paludi mesopotamiche o Paludi irachene sono una zona umida situata nel sud dell’Iraq e in parte nel sud-ovest dell’Iran e nel Kuwait. Si tratta di un paesaggio acquatico raro nel deserto, che fornisce l’habitat ideale per gli arabi delle paludi ma anche [...]
settembre 7th, 2015 - 13:33 § in Iraq
Maysan-Part 2
Today we will discuss the other sites in the region of Maysan, to have a general framework. Shrine of prophet Al Uzair The shrine of Al-Uzair, the Arabic for the Prophet Ezra of the Ancient Testament, is located 65 km from Amara. The importance of the shrine beyond the religious aspect is main[...]
settembre 5th, 2015 - 17:00 § in Iraq
Province of Maysan
Introduction From the point of view of the Cultural Heritage, the Maysan Governorate shows two main kinds of cultural attractions for tourists: places of mainly religious interest, such as shrines and mosques, and historical remains. Obviously, also the sites of religious meaning have very oft[...]