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Giant griffin guarding the city of Persepolis, Iran, c. 516-465 BC
The Sumerian language, an isolate written in cuneiform. The most banal things (accounting records for example) give us an extraordinary glimpse into the everyday life in ancient Sumer. Ancient Alphabets, Ancient Scripts, Ancient Symbols, Ancient Aliens, Ancient Art, Alchemy Symbols, Ancient Mesopotamia, Ancient Civilizations
Sumerian language and cuneiform script
The Sumerian language, an isolate written in cuneiform. The most banal things (accounting records for example) give us an extraordinary glimpse into the everyday life in ancient Sumer.
Debunking Common Myths About Solar Energy Nergal is an ancient Sumero-Babylonian deity and the god of the netherworld, where he rules with his consort Ereshkigal. Nergal actually seems to be in part a solar deity, sometimes identified with Shamash, but only a representative of a certain phase of the sun. Portrayed in hymns and myths as a god of war and pestilence, Nergal seems to represent the sun of noontime and of the summer solstice that brings destruction, high summer being the dea... Ancient Sumer, Ancient Near East, Common Myths, Gods And Goddesses
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Debunking Common Myths About Solar Energy Nergal is an ancient Sumero-Babylonian deity and the god of the netherworld, where he rules with his consort Ereshkigal. Nergal actually seems to be in part a solar deity, sometimes identified with Shamash, but only a representative of a certain phase of the sun. Portrayed in hymns and myths as a god of war and pestilence, Nergal seems to represent the sun of noontime and of the summer solstice that brings destruction, high summer being the dea...
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Limestone Kish tablet from Sumer with pictographic writing; may be the earliest known writing, 3500 BC. Ashmolean Museum Pictographic Writing, Alter Orient, Human Fossils, Single-celled Organisms, Writing Photos, Ancient Writing, Ancient Kingdom
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Limestone Kish tablet from Sumer with pictographic writing; may be the earliest known writing, 3500 BC. Ashmolean Museum
Haykaberd, Turkey: the Uratian fortress of Hayk, or Çavuştepe. Built 2,800 years ago, the stone blocks and cuneiform inscriptions look as if they were carved yesterday. European History, American History, Monuments, Ancient Technology, Mystery Of History
Haykaberd, Turkey: the Uratian fortress of Hayk, or Çavuştepe. Built 2,800 years ago, the stone blocks and cuneiform inscriptions look as if they were carved yesterday.
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Sumerian ("native tongue") is the language of ancient Sumer, which was spoken in southern Mesopotamia (modern Iraq) from at least the 4th millennium BC. During the 3rd millennium BC, there developed a very intimate cultural symbiosis between the Sumerians and the Akkadians, which included widespread bilingualism. Alphabet Symbols, Alphabet Code
Sumerian language and cuneiform script
Sumerian ("native tongue") is the language of ancient Sumer, which was spoken in southern Mesopotamia (modern Iraq) from at least the 4th millennium BC. During the 3rd millennium BC, there developed a very intimate cultural symbiosis between the Sumerians and the Akkadians, which included widespread bilingualism.
Ugaritic cuneiform was named after Ugarit, the city state where it was used in what is now Syria. It was probably created sometime during the 14th century BC. Ugaritic cuneiform outwardly resembles other cuneiform scripts and has a sound system based on consonant alphabets such as Phoenician/Canaanite. Ugarit flourished from the 14th century BC until 1180/70 BC, when it was destroyed. Mesopotamia Antigua
Ugaritic cuneiform was named after Ugarit, the city state where it was used in what is now Syria. It was probably created sometime during the 14th century BC. Ugaritic cuneiform outwardly resembles other cuneiform scripts and has a sound system based on consonant alphabets such as Phoenician/Canaanite. Ugarit flourished from the 14th century BC until 1180/70 BC, when it was destroyed.
"Oldest" Sumerian instrument with neck & fingerboard. 2500 BC, on a clay tablet at temple of Bel between Tigris & Euphrates. Shepherd with a flock of sheep playing an oval shaped instrument; neck is 3 times the length of body; plays right handed; dog shown with jowls open singing along. Playing herdsman on a terra-cotta-Hilprechts "Exploration in Bible Lands" page 529; Now in the Philadelphia Museum. Found by American archeologists between Tigris & Euphrates rivers, at Nippur, a Babylonian city Middle Eastern History, Bible Land, Philadelphia Museums, Scientific Discovery, Sumerian, Interesting History, Prehistory
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"Oldest" Sumerian instrument with neck & fingerboard. 2500 BC, on a clay tablet at temple of Bel between Tigris & Euphrates. Shepherd with a flock of sheep playing an oval shaped instrument; neck is 3 times the length of body; plays right handed; dog shown with jowls open singing along. Playing herdsman on a terra-cotta-Hilprechts "Exploration in Bible Lands" page 529; Now in the Philadelphia Museum. Found by American archeologists between Tigris & Euphrates rivers, at Nippur, a Babylonian city
SUMER SCULPTURE 5TH-2ND MILL.BCE Two wrestlers. Copper (20th-16th BC) Iraq Museum, Baghdad, Iraq Historical Artifacts, Art History, Cradle Of Civilization
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SUMER SCULPTURE 5TH-2ND MILL.BCE Two wrestlers. Copper (20th-16th BC) Iraq Museum, Baghdad, Iraq
Ancient Scripts: Sumerian. Their words changed from linear to wedges. The Sumerians were one of the earliest urban societies excited in the world. Egyptian Symbols
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Ancient Scripts: Sumerian. Their words changed from linear to wedges. The Sumerians were one of the earliest urban societies excited in the world.
The oldest and most populated city of the ancient Assyrian Empire, Nineveh, sat on the eastern bank of the Tigris river. The city  is first mentioned about 1800 BC as a center of worship of Ishtar whose cult was responsible for the city's early importance. A statue of the goddess was sent to Amenhotep III, Pharaoh of Egypt in the 14th century BC by orders of the king of Mitanni. Ancient City, Ancient Baghdad, Pseudo Science, Amenhotep Iii
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The oldest and most populated city of the ancient Assyrian Empire, Nineveh, sat on the eastern bank of the Tigris river. The city is first mentioned about 1800 BC as a center of worship of Ishtar whose cult was responsible for the city's early importance. A statue of the goddess was sent to Amenhotep III, Pharaoh of Egypt in the 14th century BC by orders of the king of Mitanni.
Erbil, Kurdistan is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in history. The first mention of Erbil in literary sources comes from the archives of Ebla, recording two journeys to Erbil (Irbilum) by a messenger from Ebla around 2300 BC. Later, Erridupizir, king of Gutium, captured the city in 2200 BC. It was an integral part of Assyria from around 2500 BC until 605 BC, and it remained part of Assyria under Persian, Greek, Parthian, Roman and Sassanid rule. Ancient Buildings, Ancient Architecture, Ancient Houses, Places To See, Places To Travel, Aerial Photography
Erbil, Kurdistan is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in history. The first mention of Erbil in literary sources comes from the archives of Ebla, recording two journeys to Erbil (Irbilum) by a messenger from Ebla around 2300 BC. Later, Erridupizir, king of Gutium, captured the city in 2200 BC. It was an integral part of Assyria from around 2500 BC until 605 BC, and it remained part of Assyria under Persian, Greek, Parthian, Roman and Sassanid rule.