WHO IS NINURTA Ninurta is the god of thunderstorm and floods in the spring. He is the son of God Enlil, he is presented in the text as “storm of Enlil”. Ninurta is especially the god of farmers (being linked to spring time), those in the north, in Nippur, and in the east, in[...]
luglio 4th, 2015 - 14:30 § in Archaeostory
THE SUMERIAN KING LIST
The numerous archaeological excavations in the land of “Sumer” have returned a very important document, the Sumerian King List, came to us in sixteen versions. All the tablets are written in Sumerian language, although some have an Akkadian influence, maybe caused by to subsequent[...]
giugno 29th, 2015 - 13:00 § in Iraq
MADA’IN/BAD TIBIRA
Ancient name: Bad-Tibira Geographic coordinate: 31° 46′ 0″ N – 46° 0′ 0″ E Governatorate – District – Sub-district: Dhi-Qar – al Rifa’i – al Nasir Nearest City: About 10 kilometers north-east of La[...]
giugno 27th, 2015 - 15:00 § in Archaeostory
LEGISLATION IN THE ANCIENT MESOPOTAMIA
The aim of the rulers in Mesopotamia was to assert its ability to organize the social and economic life of the kingdom, under the respect of the gods. In the history of the Near East were promulgated various law codes, the best known is that of Hammurabi of Babylon (concerning his 38th year, i[...]
giugno 22nd, 2015 - 14:30 § in Archaeostory
HAMMURABI
INTRODUCTION: Hammurabi (in Akkadian Khammurabi, from Amorite Ammurapi) means “the kinsman is a healer” from Ammu “Paternal kinsman” and Rapi “healer”. He was the sixth king of Babylon and the first of the Amorite dynasty. CHRONOLOGICAL FRAME: In the Old Bab[...]
giugno 20th, 2015 - 18:07 § in Archaeostory
Enlil e Ninlil
Enlin e Ninlil Mito sumerico di carattere quasi triviale, costituisce una delle due tradizioni inerenti gli sponsali del dio con Ninlil (l’altro è “Il matrimonio di sud”). é composto da 154 linee quasi completamente conservate, giuntoci in una ventina di documenti frammenta[...]