WHO IS ENLIL? Enlil is one of the main gods of the Mesopotamian pantheon. It is part of the cosmic triad along with An and Enki. Probably it comes as Sumerian deity though the name is of Semitic origin. Just about his name has been discussed at length, as in the lexical lists of the [...][...]
giugno 15th, 2015 - 17:15 § in Archaeostory
EN.LÍL Lord of heaven, lord of abundance, lord of earth are you!
giugno 13th, 2015 - 14:55 § in Archaeostory
ROYAL CEMETERY of UR-CIMITERO REALE DI UR
THE GRAVES The first excavations of C. Leonard Woolley at Ur (Iraq) in 1922 lasted twelve seasons with hundreds of workers, until the Great Depression stopped the funds in 1934. The focus was the royal cemetery, whose graves were filled with fine Dynastic Period artifacts. Inside the cemetery [...]
giugno 8th, 2015 - 16:37 § in Iraq
UR-TELL EL MUQAYYAR
Modern Name: Tell el Muqayyar Ancient Name : Ur Geographic Coordinate: 30° 57′ 45.5508″ – 46° 6′ 10.8000″ 30.9626º N – 46.1030º E Governatorate – District – Sub-district: Dhi-Qar – Nasiriyah – Ur Nearest City: 17 km southwest of Nasiriyah. C[...]
giugno 6th, 2015 - 14:33 § in Curiosità, Restauro e conservazione
PUDDING WALNUTS/BUDINO ALLE NOCI
Ingredients: Sugar 120 g Water 120 ml Pumpkin flesh 500 g Lemon juice 1 spoonful Cream 250 ml Chopped walnuts Preparation: In the pudding mould, melt the sugar in a double boiler in lukewarm water. Cook it for 15 minutes until the mixture will thick, but not caramelize[...]
giugno 1st, 2015 - 13:00 § in Archaeostory
GUDEA, THE ENSI OF LAGASH
GUDEA, “CALLED BY THE GOD” The name Gudea comes from the sumerian word Gu₃-de₂-a, which means literally “the one on who the voice of God was poured”, or rather “the one who has been called” (or, more simply, “the called”). The Second Dynasty of Lagash Gudea i[...]
maggio 30th, 2015 - 13:00 § in Archaeostory
THE UNIVERSAL DELUGE/IL DILUVIO UNIVERSALE
ABUBU-THE UNIVERSAL DELUGE IN THE MESOPOTAMIAN WORLD The two widest and most well known descriptions of universal deluge in the Mesopotamian world are contained in the eleventh chapter of the epic of Gilgamesh and the epic of Atrahasis. The editing by George Smith of the epic of Gilgame[...]