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• Mesopotamian mythology —       the myths, epics, hymns, lamentations, penitential psalms, incantations, wisdom literature, and handbooks dealing with rituals and omens of ancient Mesopotamia.       A brief treatment of Mesopotamian mythology follows. For full treatment,… …   Universalium

• Adapa — Fertile Crescent myth series Mesopotamian …   Wikipedia

• Mesopotamian religion — The god Marduk and his dragon Mušḫuššu, from a Babylonian cylinder seal. Mesopotamian religion refers to the religious beliefs and practices followed by the Sumerian and Akkadian (Assyrian/Babylonian) peoples living in Mesopotamia (around the… …   Wikipedia

• Adapa — Legendary sage of the Sumerian city of Eridu. Endowed with great intelligence by Ea but still mortal, he was the hero of the Sumerian myth of the Fall of Man. Adapa was fishing when he was blown into the sea by the southern wind, whose wings he… …   Universalium

• Mesopotamia, history of — ▪ historical region, Asia Introduction  history of the region in southwestern Asia where the world s earliest civilization developed. The name comes from a Greek word meaning “between rivers,” referring to the land between the Tigris and… …   Universalium

• Jonah — For other uses, see Jonah (disambiguation). Prophet Jonah Jonah, as depicted by Michelangelo in the Sistine Chapel. Prophet, Seer, Apostle to Nineveh, Companion of the Fish …   Wikipedia

• Religions of the Ancient Near East — The Religions of the Ancient Near East were mostly polytheistic, with some early examples of emerging Henotheism (Atenism, early Judaism). Especially the Luwian pantheon exerted a strong influence on the Ancient Greek religion, while Assyro… …   Wikipedia

• epigraphy — epigraphist, epigrapher, n. /i pig reuh fee/, n. 1. the study or science of epigraphs or inscriptions, esp. of ancient inscriptions. 2. inscriptions collectively. [1850 55; EPIGRAPH + Y3] * * * ▪ historiography Introduction  the study of written… …   Universalium

• Apkallu — Abgal, (Akkadian: Apkallu ) is the name of a groups of spirits from ancient Mesopotamian religion. They are the attendant spirits of Enki.cite book|title=Spirits, Fairies, Leprechauns and Goblins|publisher=Norton|isbn=0393317927|chapter=A|pages=pp… …   Wikipedia

• Seven Counselors —    In ancient Mesopotamian mythology and lore, seven wise men sent to Earth by the god Ea following the great flood to bring arts, crafts, and other aspects of civilization to human beings. The most famous of the Seven Counselors (or Seven Sages) …   Ancient Mesopotamia dictioary

• PARADISE — PARADISE, the English derivative of Παράδειοος, Greek for garden in the Eden narrative of Genesis 2:4b–3:24 (see garden of eden ). One of the best known and most widely interpreted pericopes in the Bible, this narrative is at the same time one of …   Encyclopedia of Judaism