INTRODUZIONE: Questa ricetta, Mujaddara o Mudardara è un piatto molto conosciuto in Medio Oriente. Soprannominato come “il favorito di Esaù” (per il riferimento biblico alla zuppa di Esaù) INGREDIENTI: 2 cipolle 225g di riso basmati 150g di lenticchie 1 foglia di alloro [...]
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NON È PASSATO…ABU TBEIRAH FRA TROWEL E MICROSCOPIO!
Ieri, 20 aprile, presso l’aula Odeion, nella Gipsoteca della Sapienza, il Team di Abu Tbeirah ha presentato in una conferenza i risultati preliminari della IV Campagna di scavo ad Abu Tbeirah, nell’ Iraq Meridionale. La conferenza è iniziata alle ore 9.30 con i saluti iniziali del Rettor[...]
ENKI/EA: GOD OF SWEET WATERS AND MAGIC/ DIO DELLE ACQUE DOLCI E DELLA MAGIA
WHO IS ENKI/EA Enki is the personification of the numinous powers in the sweet waters in the rivers and marshes of rain. His father is An (Sky King). He is a member of triad of ruling Gods. His Sumerian name En-ki means “Lord of the earth”. POWER: His power in the water makes [..[...]
Sargon di Akkad
SARGON OF AKKAD Sargon fu il fondatore della dinastia accadica e della capitale del regno, Akkad. Le sue origini sono piuttosto oscure, dalla tradizione che lo riguarda sappiamo che proveniva dal nord e che fu coppiere del sovrano di Kish, Ur-Zababa. Con Sargon si ha l’ascesa dellR[...]
Nazik al-Mala’ika
A FEMALE FIGURE IN IRAQI POETRY Arab culture presents a fascinating art since ancient times with great populations, with its literature, music and poetry both ancient and modern. By the Iraqi people extraordinary figures emerge, as the poetess Nazik Al-Malaika Nazik al-Mala’ika N[...]
URUK/WARKA
Geographic coordinate: 31° 19′ 29.7120″ - 45° 38′ 18.2400″ 31.32492° N – 45.6384° E Governatorate – District – Sub-district: Al Muthana – Samawa Nearest City: About 50 miles northwest of Ur on an ancient course of the Euphrates. 35 km north-e[...]
AKITU (NEW YEAR’S DAY/CAPODANNO)
INTRODUCTION Every population has its own beliefs, festivals and myths and every religion and culture show the society in which they are recognize. Myths and beliefs founded the religion, the culture of a population. The word myth comes from the Greek mythos and it means “narrative that is[...]
Ereškigal: Queen of the Underworld – Regina degli Inferi
The Queen of the Underworld: Ereškigal (ᵈEREŠ.KI.GAL) is a sumerian term and it means “Lady of the Great Below (Underworld)”. She’s infact the leader of the Hell; her sister is the goddess Inanna/Ištar and her husband is the god Nergal/Erra. Another character is related to this dei[...]
VINCENT D’INDY AND THE GODDESS ISTAR
VINCENT D’INDY AND THE GODDESS ISTAR The great Ishtar, goddess of love and war has been the inspiration of a composition by Vincent d’Indy in 1896. VINCENT D’INDY Vincent D’Indy (Paris 1851-1931) was born into an aristocratic family in Paris. He began study[...]
Tell Awayli
Geografic coordinate: 31° 14′ 31.4088″- 45° 53′ 14.4600″ 31.242058°N-45.887350° E Governatorate – District – Sub-district: Dhi-Qar – Nasiriyah – al Bathaa Nearest City: A short distance from Larsa (southeast). 32 km south-west from Shatrah. 43 km [...]