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Mesopotamia refers to the region now occupied by modern Iraq, eastern Syria, and southern Turkey. The name comes from the Greek words μέσος "between" and ποταμός "river", referring to the area between the Euphrates and the Tigris (the Arabic term is Bayn Nahrain "between two rivers"). The fertile area watered by these two rivers is known as the "Cradle of Civilization," and it was here that the first literate societies developed. There has never been a political entity called Mesopotamia, nor does Mesopotamia have any definite boundaries; the name is simply a convenient one invented by Greek historians to refer to a broad geographical area.
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TerraeAntiqvae (José Luis Santos) Sun, 20 Dec 2009 21:43:45 -0000
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@ShellyBean14 Psst.... Michelle... Mesopotamia xD
OhEmGeeItzKiley (Kiley Wyart) Sun, 20 Dec 2009 20:41:22 -0000
@ShellyBean14 Psst.... Michelle... Mesopotamia xD
Comparing Mesopotamia and Egypt: http://bit.ly/4r9N4m #arts
tangledwriter (Tangled Writer) Sun, 20 Dec 2009 19:50:46 -0000
Comparing Mesopotamia and Egypt: http://bit.ly/4r9N4m #arts
@randamir Dallimore says women swooned when Whitfield said, "Mesopotamia." Probalby happens when @GreensboroGrub says "Genealogies"
billmarsh (billmarsh) Sun, 20 Dec 2009 11:14:19 -0000
@randamir Dallimore says women swooned when Whitfield said, "Mesopotamia." Probalby happens when @GreensboroGrub says "Genealogies"
Mesopotamia was located between what two rivers? "Tigris and Euphrates"
SlyBilly (William DiSilvestro) Sun, 20 Dec 2009 07:51:20 -0000
Mesopotamia was located between what two rivers? "Tigris and Euphrates"
Mesopotamia was located between what two rivers?
SlyBilly (William DiSilvestro) Sun, 20 Dec 2009 07:46:20 -0000
Mesopotamia was located between what two rivers?
A Collection of Mesopotamian Laws - Laws governing private as well as public and political life found in fragment condition.
A Sumero-Akadian Prayer - To Every God - General prayer asking any god for pardon for any transgression.
Adapa and the Food of Life - A story that parallels to the Old Testament.
Ahikar the Wise - Selected proverbs.
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Ancient Mesopotamia - Categorized by art, biographies, daily life, maps, pictures, and research.
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Architectural Marvels of Ancient Mesopotamia - Information with various maps and timelines, illustrations, and photographs of the successive empires.
Babylonia and Ancient Near Eastern Texts - Tablets and texts for serious links to research on Babylonia.
Babylonian and Assyrian Literature - Comprises the Epic of Izdubar, hymns, tablets, and cuneiform inscriptions.
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Canaanite/Ugaritic Mythology - An FAQ that discusses the deities that were worshiped.
Clay Tablets - Examples of writings with images.
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CyberMuseum - Mesopotamia - Images with comments and links.
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Dubsar, the Cuneiform Scribe - A visit to the city of Nippur.
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Greek Reports of Babylonia, Chaldea, and Assyria - An excerpt from Herodotus's The History of the Persian Wars, c. 430 B.C.E.
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Hebrew Chronology - Important event dates.
Home Gape - Texts, glossary, inscriptions, translations, bibliography, fonts, and book reviews.
Ian Lawton's Mesopotamia Papers - Research papers and links.
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Inanna/Ishtar's Descent - A story of the goddess' descent into the netherworld providing a testimony as to an early religion in which the goddess, woman, life and love was the center and the heart of religion.
Mesopotamia - Interactive guide to Assyria, Babylonia and Sumer along with information on geography, time, writing, gods and goddesses.
Mesopotamia - Extensive list of links and resources.
Mesopotamia - Provides information about the Fertile Crescent with a brief look at its geography, culture, and history.
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Mesopotamia - Features its civilizations, cultures and brief timeline.
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Mesopotamia - Commentary and resources with ancient Sumerian and Babylonian texts.
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Mesopotamian Chronicles - Historiographical texts.
Mesopotamian Cosmogony - A myth on the creation of the world.
Myths of Babylonia and Assyria - The complete book written by Donald A. Mackenzie.
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Myths of the Flood - The flood narrative from the Gilgamesh epic.
Sam Ruff's Mesopotamia - Photographs with audio.
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The Code of the Nesilim - Excerpts of the laws.
The Concept Of Personal God(dess) In Enheduana's Hymns to Inanna - Paper on the first named and female author in all of world literature.
The Empire of Mesopotamia - An essay with pictures, maps and related links.
The Great Hymn to Shamash - Ranks as one of the best products of Mesopotamian religious writing.
The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria - The complete text written by Theophilus G. Pinches, 1906.
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The Reports of the Magicians and Astrologers of Nineveh and Babylon - A listing of omens, c. 2500 - 670 B.C.E.
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The Tablet of Adapa - The story of the first man.
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Ur - An essay on discoveries of the city by Rod Johanson.
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Ziggurat - A description of a temple tower.
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