Fertile Crescent

Odyssey/Gilgamesh Travel Log Among the bronze fortified walls of Uruk lives gilgamesh, king of kings, half god, half mortal and ruler of Uruk. After the events of gilgamesh shamhat returned to the temple and Gilgamesh finally assumed his duties as a king. Shortly after a year had gone by he received a letter from the west. From a of man needing a extra crew member. This was the great adventurer Odysseus, great trickster and king of Ithaca was in need of a adventurer since losing all of his crew…

Salahuddin Al-Ayubi - warlords who admired. Salahuddin al-Ayubi was born in 532 AH 1138 AD in Tarkit that part of the West Bank of the River Tigris, located between Mosul and Baghdad. His father, a governor named Najm bin Shadhin is the nephew of Sultan Nurudin Zenggi, Kurdistan descent who came from Azerbaijan. Aside from being a warlord, he was also a preacher and leader of the non-Muslim leaders of the Arab nation. During his lifetime, he was in a tent more war than live in the palace with…

To many people, the story of The Great Flood from the Bible is commonly known. But, what is not typically realized is the many similarities it shares with The Epic of Gilgamesh. In both the Bible and The Epic of Gilgamesh, there are many common themes including a great flood to wipe out humanity, saving the animals from death by the flood and blessing the builder of the ark after the flood subsided. The common theme of a flood wiping out humanity is shared between the Bible and The Epic of…

This civilization existed around 5000-3500 BCE. The first city-states gradually develop in southern Mesopotamia. Mesopotamia lies between the two rivers, Tigris and Euphrates in southern Iraq. Some of the major Mesopotamian civilizations include the Sumerian, Assyrian, Akkadian, and Babylonian civilizations. The Sumerians were the first people to migrate to Mesopotamia, they created a good civilization. They invented writing and government. They were organized in city-states where each city had…

The story of the flood in The Epic of Gilgamesh has been influencing Christians ever since its discovery in the mid-nineteenth century. (Lorey 1) The epic was found on one of many large stone tablets that date to around 650 B.C., but some copies of the epic were found as early as 2,000 B.C. (Deem 2) Liberal scholars place the story of Genesis around 1500-500 B.C., very close to the time that The Epic of Gilgamesh was written. (Deem 2) Although the rest of the epic may have little value to…

The Sumerian account of the fall from paradise and the deluge described by Kramer corresponds with the Biblical accounts of the fall from paradise. But, it also have some differences. The Sumerian version and the Biblical version both had a similar theme when it comes to why the flood happened but, the details were slightly incompatible. I did not find Kramer’s interpretation of the fall from paradise and the deluge to be persuasive at all. It seem like the story of the Sumerian fall from…

The Relationship Between The Biblical Flood and The Epic of Gilgamesh. The great flood is best known for its appearance in Biblical scripture, but it is actually mentioned in several different stories throughout history, and one of the best known of these alternative takes on the tale of the deluge comes from the Epic of Gilgamesh (TS). In it, Gilgamesh finds himself as the lone survivor of a great flood, in a similar fashion to Noah (CD). They both survive due to divine intervention, though…

10 interesting things you didn’t know about sand cats Sand cats are small cats with big eyes, big ears and tiny noses. One might assume this adorable species for beautiful kitten because of the small size, but sand cats are just as wild as big cats. Here are the 10 things you might not know about Sand cats. 1. Sand cats live in burrows: They use either abandoned fox or porcupines burrows or dig themselves. Usually the burrow is about 1- 1.5 meters, single entrance and they dug in slightly…

The reason for this would have been the same as those in migratory societies, practicality. Although the women were no longer restrained by the need to carry infants long distances, and the presence of a crying child would not have had the same effect on domesticated animals as on the hunted prey, they still had to be concerned about the safety of the toddler. Any task taking place while caring for children also had to be interruptible. Men and women had to spend the majority of their time…

“Crescent Moon Darnel.” Meta looked up from her port, her eyes wandering for the so-called Crescent Moon. She had never seen this name on her list, giving it away that she had just turned four, the age when the scientists first draw blood from the shells. “Here.” a small, almost inaudible voice came from the back of the lava tunnel. A small blonde girl with warm brown eyes emerged from the crowd. She blushed and looked a the floor as Meta examined her. “Hello,” Meta said softly “What’s wrong?”…