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Ancient Mesopotamian Lullabies, Sung to Soothe and Warn Babies
... from the Tigris and Euphrates rivers to modern day Syria , and was known as the “ Cradle of Civilization ” ...
Riley Winters - 13/08/2020 - 22:57
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Marduk: Babylonian King of Gods and Reportedly Liberator of the Jews
Most people have heard of Zeus, Odin, or Jupiter, but not many have heard of Marduk. Born to the mother and father of all Babylonian gods, Marduk clawed his way to the top becoming the head of the Babylonian Pantheon. He fought against his mother and father to help mankind hold back the forces of chaos, his likeness brought both peace and pestilence to the lands surrounding Babylon, and he even helped the Jews rebuild their temples in biblical times.
Veronica Parkes - 17/08/2018 - 02:04
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The Ancient Kingdom of Tuwana: A Bridge that Aided the Flow of Culture
Tuwana (spelled also as Tyana) is an ancient city that existed since the time of the Hittite Empire. This city is now known as Kemerhisar, and is located in what is today the Niğde Province, Central Anatolia, Turkey. Tuwana was one of the principal cities during the Hittite period. Moreover, following the fall of the Hittite Empire, Tuwana became the capital of an independent Neo-Hittite / Syro-Hittite kingdom. Much later, Tuwana would become a Greek city, and then part of the Roman Empire.
dhwty - 10/07/2016 - 03:42
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Why was Ancient Middle Eastern Bitumen Discovered in an Anglo-Saxon Boat Burial at Sutton Hoo, England?
... making its way all the way to England from what is now Syria. The graves at Sutton Hoo vary in size but one of them ... has the strongest match to a bitumen deposit in modern-day Syria. While this might seem surprising, many foreign and ...
ancient-origins - 01/12/2016 - 14:47
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The Amorites: Bronze Age Invaders Who United an Empire
... raiders expanded out of their mountainous homelands in Syria and stormed Mesopotamia. Sometime during the third ... raiders expanded out of their mountainous homelands in Syria and stormed Mesopotamia. They were known as the Martu ... remnant of giants’. In Akkadian, both the Amorites and Syria itself were named after Amurru, a deity of the ...
Jason Jarrell - 05/12/2018 - 15:05
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Long-lost ancient temple discovered in Iraq
Local village people in the Kurdistan region or northern Iraq have just made a remarkable discovery – the long-lost temple of the city of Musasir, dedicated to the god Haldi. According to a report in Live Science, the temple dates back over 2,500 years to a time period when the Assyrians, Scythians, and Urartians, were all vying for control over the area.
aprilholloway - 08/07/2014 - 23:28
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Excavating Azekah: Defensive Bastion Of The Kingdom Of Judeah
Describing the fortress of Azekah 2,700 years ago the mighty Assyrian King Sennacherib wrote that “its walls were strong and rivalled the highest mountains…by means of beaten earth ramos, battering rams…I captured, I carried off its spoil, I destroyed, I devastated,” invoking a scene of great energy and destruction.
Rebecca Batley - 09/05/2022 - 19:49
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Candles in the Dark and Spice from the Orient: Mystery Cults
... part of our dregs Is Greek! Long ago the wide Orontes of Syria poured into the Tiber And brought With its lingo and ... recruited in the eastern provinces, like Anatolia and Syria, and with merchants, oriental entrepreneurs who sought ... have been merged with the Syrian goddess Caelestis or Dea Syria. There must have been a temple (called a Metroon) to ...
Miranda Aldhouse-Green - 25/06/2018 - 22:45
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Prehistoric bookkeeping continued long after invention of writing
... system stretching right across what is now Turkey, Syria and Iraq. In its day, roughly 900 to 600 BC, the ...
aprilholloway - 14/07/2014 - 23:49
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Walking the Waves: How Orion’s Ability to “Walk on Water” Was Ascribed to Jesus
... Gospel. (sketch of baptistery painting from Dura-Europos, Syria, circa 240 AD, by Ashley McCurdy) Equally perplexing ... systems of truth verification circulating throughout Syria-Palestine in the 1st century AD. Christian theologians ... Hellenic mythology was taught in the Greek schools of Syria-Palestine in the 1st century AD, it’s highly ...
John McHugh - 18/12/2018 - 23:02
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Study Reveals Genetic Link between Indian Subcontinent and Mesopotamia
... to modern-day Iraq, the north-eastern section of Syria and to a much lesser extent south-eastern Turkey, ... Palaeolithic and are absent in people living today in Syria. However, these same haplogroups are present in people ...
aprilholloway - 29/09/2013 - 01:51
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Fire in the Sky: Cosmic Impact Obliterated Prehistoric Settlement
... the Taqba Dam impounded the Euphrates River in northern Syria in the 1970s, an archaeological site named Abu ... the Taqba Dam impounded the Euphrates River in northern Syria in the 1970s, an archaeological site named Abu Hureyra ... Allen West. ‘ Evidence of Cosmic Impact at Abu Hureyra, Syria at the Younger Dryas Onset (~12.8 ka): High-temperature ...
ancient-origins - 10/03/2020 - 22:05
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How Two Jewish Rabbis Respected and Protected the Ka'bah of Islam
Before I can explain Ibn Kathir’s account of the two rabbi who protected the Ka’bah, I have to relate something about the Jews in Arabia in the five centuries before the birth of Prophet Muhammad.
In 2014, a French-Saudi expedition studying rock inscriptions around Bir Hima – a site about 100 kilometers north of the city of Najran in southern Saudi Arabia; discovered what could be the oldest texts written in the Arabic alphabet.
Rabbi Allen Maller - 02/05/2021 - 22:57
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How the 1,000-Year-Old Mystery of the Druze People’s Origin Was Solved
... people – who live almost exclusively in the mountains of Syria, Lebanon and Israel – has captivated linguists, ... people – who live almost exclusively in the mountains of Syria, Lebanon and Israel – has captivated linguists, ...
ancient-origins - 17/11/2016 - 03:46
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Trojans at the Battle of Qadesh
... an ancient Levantine city in what is now part of Western Syria. Ramesses led the Egyptians while Muwatalli II (ca. ... resources and trade of the Levant. During this period Syria was at the crossroads of world commerce. Goods from the ... his empire into Mitanni territory in what was northern Syria. This event would soon invalidate a few decades old ...
pkoutoupis - 22/05/2014 - 13:49
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To the King, My Sun, My God, the Breath of My Life… Amarna Letters Paint Remarkable Picture of Ancient Egyptian Rulership
“Your city weeps, and her tears are running, and there is no help for us. For 20 years we have been sending to our lord, the king, the king of Egypt, but there has not come to us a word from our lord, not one.” Amarna Tablet
dhwty - 18/07/2018 - 13:59
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Trading in the Bronze Age: Living the High Life in the Great City of Ugarit
Ugarit is an ancient city located on the coast of Syria. The ruins of this site are in the form of a tell (or ... Ugarit is an ancient city located on the coast of Syria. The ruins of this site are in the form of a tell (or ... Sacred Destinations, 2017. Ugarit, Syria. [Online] Available at: ...
dhwty - 19/01/2017 - 03:48
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Adapting to Survive: How Byzantium Survived the Arab Invasions
... been occupied by the Persian army, namely Palestine, Syria, and Egypt, had damaged infrastructure and a weakened ... its recent war with Persia. Arab troops raided Jordan and Syria and in response Byzantine troops marched to combat the ... major defeat resulted in the Arab occupation of most of Syria and Palestine. The reduced Byzantine forces no longer ...
Michael Goodyear - 10/04/2019 - 14:03
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Babylonian Astrology: How Mesopotamian Priests Influenced Your Horoscope
Mankind has always looked up to the sky and wondered at its beauty and secrets. Human beings are also incredibly good at spotting patterns, so it is no wonder that we noticed the changing appearance of the night sky as the Earth and other planets revolve around the Sun. Paintings that mark the positions of the planets in the night sky have been discovered in Lascaux, France from around 15,000 BC.
Sarah Roberts - 07/10/2018 - 17:20
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Nubia and the Powerful Kingdom of Kush
Pharaonic Egypt is arguably the most famous ancient civilization on the African continent. This does not mean, however, that it was the only ancient civilization that sprang from African soil. Egypt’s southern neighbors, the Nubians (Egyptian for ‘gold’, due to the abundance of this precious metal in their lands), have had an uneasy relationship with the Egyptians over the millennia. At times, they were seen as allies of the Egyptians, while at other times they were seen as the wretched enemies.
dhwty - 27/10/2014 - 00:43