Epic of Gilgamesh

15 09, 2017

Shepherd story – Epic of Gilgamesh – Mesopotamia

By |2019-09-04T08:13:37-07:00September 15th, 2017|West Asia|Comments Off on Shepherd story – Epic of Gilgamesh – Mesopotamia

Shepherd on a cylinder seal (Berlin Museum) When the Sumerian king Gilgamesh refused to fall in love with the goddess Ishtar, he gave her a lot of reasons why not, and he was [...]

23 08, 2017

Abraham and the Jews – Bible stories

By |2019-01-16T18:15:48-08:00August 23rd, 2017|Religion, West Asia|Comments Off on Abraham and the Jews – Bible stories

Abraham and Isaac (Egypt, 300s AD) The Jews leave Mesopotamia Shortly after the episode with the Tower of Babel, the Bible tells us that some of the Jews decided to leave Mesopotamia where the Sumerians were, [...]

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