Inanna

If we look back on history, when talking about the most structural and diverse cities ever formed, we refer to the city of Uruk. Uruk is arguably one of the most important cities in ancient Mesopotamia. According to the Sumerian King List, King Enmerkar founded it at around 4500 B.C. It is located in the southern region of Sumer, a very dry yet surprisingly rich and bountiful location. The city is most famous for its powerful and memorable king Gilgamesh and his dream of becoming immortal but…

When we think of Mesopotamia or Egypt we can automatically assume that these two civilizations were of prominence to today’s society. Mesopotamia and Egypt were two very different civilizations with very different values, beliefs, norms and even Religions. Yet both artistic styles and interests were somewhat similar and composed of common materials and resources used to make certain sculptures and paintings. Both civilizations contributed greatly to our art advancements and made it possible for…

on these approaches and speaking in very general terms, its it possible to posit that during the third millennium in Sumer much of life was focused on the temples of the gods. Individual deities owned their own cites and territories. For example, Inanna, a complex goddess of many aspects including both love and war owned Uruk; Nanna, the moon god, possessed Ur. The Temple in which the gods were worshiped, called e, or house, was more than a single building that contained the main shrine. It was…

Title: Epic of Arkadia Genre: Role-Playing, Adventure Theme: Betrayal and Redemption Historical Context: The context of the game is based during the time the Epic of Gilgamesh took place. Ancient Mesopotamia around 2100 – 1400 BC. Setting: A fictional land called Arkadia that is based upon ancient Mesopotamia and Greece. Environment: Ancient times in a fictional land based off of Mesopotamia and Greece. There are seven main cities that are roughly based on the ancient cities of…

temple in Babylon. Unfortunately, the temple suffered partial destruction in the second Babylonian rebellion against Persia, so the extant text is only a copy. In it, the recipient is Ishtar, the conjoint goddess of the Semitic Eshtar and Sumerian Inanna: For you are great and you are exalted. All the black-headed (people and) the masses of mankind pay homage to your might. The judgment of the people in truth and…

Introduction Historical fiction is a genre of text which identifies the true based context of historical events. The novel Pharaoh, by Jackie French, is a perfect representation of this specific genre of writing. In this perfect example based in ancient Egypt, the protagonist Narmer conquers the land and joins the society of Egypt to one civilization. Through this, the lives of the citizens of Egypt change and sculpt around many things such as farming, trade, religion, and geography. The role…

Going back thousands and thousands of years ago, two civilizations, Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt, were very different according to the five key elements of culture. First, one key aspect that was very contrasting between these civilizations was the language. For example, Mesopotamia had distinct origins and a different style of writing. The earliest forms of writing in Mesopotamia was based on pictograms which “were used to communicate basic information about crops and taxes (Writing 1). As…

As of now held at the Museum of Archeology and Anthropology at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, this Bull-headed Lyre with Sound Box conveys a special angle to Sumerian craftsmanship. This lyre was found in the "Lord's Grave" of the Royal Cemetery of Ur, this divided instrument's creation is evaluated to be around 2,600 BCE. The lyre itself comprises of wood yet the unshaven bull's head, which covers the sound box, is involved gold and lapis lazuli, a semiprecious stone. The sound…

ancient poem introduces Gilgamesh many times in the poem but also introduces Ishtar. Ishtar is known throughout the poem as a Goddess of love, and sex. Women often have supporting roles in ancient works Ishtar for example has the role to the Sumerian Inanna and is known as the cognate of the Northeast. Ninurta is known as the father of Ishtar and they were both worshiped in many different countries. Ishtar has a symbol that is known for just her which can be identified as the eight pointed star.…

Many goddesses represented fertility and nurture as they did in the Paleolithic era which showed that females were life givers, but for the Mesopotamians goddesses represented more like Inanna, she was a young girl who travelled south and ends up in Eridu. She meets up with the Enki god of wisdom, he starts making toast and bestowing on her his powers. Enki grants her all eighty of his powers. She travels back home and is now blessed as…