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1Mesopotamian religion — The god Marduk and his dragon Mušḫuššu, from a Babylonian cylinder seal. Mesopotamian religion refers to the religious beliefs and practices followed by the Sumerian and Akkadian (Assyrian/Babylonian) peoples living in Mesopotamia (around the… …
2Mesopotamian religion — Introduction beliefs and practices of the Sumerians and Akkadians, and their successors, the Babylonians and Assyrians, who inhabited ancient Mesopotamia (modern Iraq) in the millennia before the Christian era. These religious beliefs and… …
3Mesopotamian mythology — is the collective name given to Sumerian, Akkadian, Assyrian, and Babylonian mythologies from the land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in Iraq.The Sumerians practiced a polytheistic religion, with anthropomorphic gods or goddesses… …
4Religion mésopotamienne — Pour les Anciens mésopotamiens, le monde était dirigé par des dieux, pour qui les hommes devaient travailler. Les États du pays des deux fleuves, avec leurs souverains à leur tête, devaient donc organiser la société et l économie de manière à ce… …
5RELIGION — Our understanding of Mesopotamian religious practices and beliefs rests primarily on cuneiform data. At the beginning stand lexical lists compiled of hundreds of names of gods and goddesses, which date back to the Uruk period and were… …
6Mesopotamian mythology — the myths, epics, hymns, lamentations, penitential psalms, incantations, wisdom literature, and handbooks dealing with rituals and omens of ancient Mesopotamia. A brief treatment of Mesopotamian mythology follows. For full treatment,… …
7Mesopotamian Marshes — 2000 2009 The Mesopotamian Marshes are a wetland area located in southern Iraq and partially in southwestern Iran. Historically the marshlands, mainly composed of the separate but adjacent Central, Hawizeh and Hammar Marshes, used to be the… …
8Mesopotamian campaign — Part of Middle Eastern theatre (World War I) …
9Religion and mythology — differ, but have overlapping aspects. Both terms refer to systems of concepts that are of high importance to a certain community, making statements concerning the supernatural or sacred. Generally, mythology is considered one component or aspect… …
10religion, study of — Introduction attempt to understand the various aspects of religion, especially through the use of other intellectual disciplines. The history of mankind has shown the pervasive influences of religion, and thus the study of religion,… …
