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Comparative History of the Egyptian and Mesopotamian Religions: Egypt, Babel-Assur, Yemen, Harran, Phoenicia, Israel by Cornelis Petrus Tiele, 2010-04-22
Mesopotamian Civilization : The Material Foundations by D. T. Potts, 1996-10
House Most High: The Temples of Ancient Mesopotamia (Mesopotamian Civilizations, Vol 5) by A. R. George, 1993-08-01
Mozan: The Epigraphic Finds of the Sixth Season (Mesopotamian Studies No 5-1) by Lucio Milano, 1991-12
Letters to the King of Mari: A New Translation, With Historical Introduction, Notes, and Commentary (Mesopotamian Civilizations, 12) by Wolfgang Heimpel, 2003-12-01
Changing Watercourses in Babylonia: Towards a Reconstruction of the Ancient Environment in Lower Mesopotamia (Mesopotamian History and Environment. Series II, Memoirs, V. 5)
Mesopotamian archaeology: an introduction to the archaeology of Babylonia and Assyria by Percy Stuart Peache Handcock, 2010-08-29
Advances in Mesopotamian Medicine from Hammurabi to Hippocrates (Cuneiform Monographs) by author, 2009-09-24
Prophecy in its Ancient Near Eastern Context: Mesopotamian, Biblical, and Arabian Perspectives. (Brief Reviews of Books).(Book Review): An article from: The Journal of the American Oriental Society by Gary Beckman, 2002-01-01
Twenty-Five Years of Mesopotamian Discovery by M.E.L. MALLOWAN, 1959
The Rebel Lands: An Investigation into the Origins of Early Mesopotamian Mythology (University of Cambridge Oriental Publications) by J. V. Kinnier-Wilson, 1979-04-30
Mesopotamian Poetic Language Sumerian and Akkadian: Proceedings of the Groningen Group for the Study of Mesopotamian Literature (Cuneiform Monographs, 6) (German Edition)
Toward the Image of Tammuz and Other Essays on Mesopotamian History and Culture (Semitic) by Thorkild Jacobsen, 1971-01-28
Mesopotamian Documents Which Illustrate Genesis by C. J. Ball, 2010-09-10

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CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Saint Maruthas
St. Maruthas, writer, greatly devoted to the martyrs, mesopotamian bishop, d. before 420. Feast day 4 December.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09748a.htm

Extractions: Home Encyclopedia Summa Fathers ... M > St. Maruthas A B C D ... Z Bishop of Tagrit or Maypherkat in Mesopotamia, friend of St. John Chrysostom , d. before 420. Feast, 4 Dec. He is honoured by the Latins, Greeks, Copts, and Syrians. He brought into his episcopal city the relics of so many martyrs that it received the name Martyropolis . In the interests of the Church of Persia, which had suffered much in the persecution of Sapor II, he came to Constantinople, but found Emperor Arcadius too busily engaged in the affairs of St. John Chrysostom . Later Maruthas was sent by Theodosius II to the Court of Persia, and here, in spite of the jealousy and intrigues of the Magi, he won the esteem of King Yezdigerd by his affability, saintly life, and, as is claimed, by his knowledge of medicine. He was present at the general Council of Constantinople in 381 and at a Council of Antioch in 383 (or 390), at which the Messalians were condemned. For the benefit of the Persian Church he is said to have held two synods at Ctesiphon. He must not be confounded with Maruthas (Maruta), Monophysite Bishop of Tagrit (d. 649). His writings include: (1) "Acts of the Persian Martyrs", found partly in Assemani, "Acta SS. mart. orient. et occident.", I (Rome, 1748), and more completely in Bedpan, ibid, II (Paris, 1891), 37-396. W. Wright's English translation was printed in "Journal of Sacred Literature" (Oct., 1865-Jan., 1866). Zingerle published it in German (Innsbruck, 1836). A school edition was made by Leitzmann, "Die drei altesten Martyrologien" (Bonn, 1903). See Achelis, "Die Martyrologien" (Berlin, 1900), 30-71. (2) "History of the Council of Nicaea", on which see Braun in "Kirchengeschichtliche Studien", IV, 3, and Harnack's "Ketzerkatalog des Bischofs Maruta" in "Texte u. Untersuchungen", XIX, 1, b. (3) "Acts of the Council of Seleucia-Ctesiphon", edited in Syriac and Latin by Lamy (Louvain, 1869), on which see Hefele, "Conciliengeschichte", II, 102. He also wrote hymns on the Holy Eucharist, on the Cross, and on saints.
Universal Temple Of ANU
A modern revelation channeled from an ancient Sumerianmesopotamian supreme being.
http://taospirit55.tripod.com/

Extractions: The Universal Temple of Anu THE MIDDLE PATH Before you lies a road, neither wide nor narrow, neither smooth nor rough. Before you stands a ladder, that begins in the lowest hells and climbs to veils beyond the heaven of heavens. Before you is a gateway, that opens not unto paradise or purgatory, but unto your personal mansion in God's eternal and infinite kingdom. Before you is a sanctuary of mind and spirit, where the many deities are worshipped as The One, and The One is recognized in the names and faces of the many. OUR MESSAGE 1) ALL ARE CREATORS: Our belief and our dreams, when combined, have the power to create new realities and elevate us to the heights of godhood (small 'g') over our personal worlds. To put it another way, by creative visualization and expression, we each have the power to create our own heavens or hells. (see: http://groups.msn.com/TheAeons) 2) ALL IS ONE: All gods are actually parts of one supreme entity that we call Anu. But beyond all gods, including Anu, there is the impersonal Allness called "Omnius." To choose a lesser patron god, is to choose to focus on one aspect or expression of The One. If all paths lead to the top of the same mountain, each path is a different religion and/or godform, Anu is enthroned on the top of the mountain, and the mountain itself is called "Omnius." 3) THE ONE IS NEUTRAL: God does not take the side of any one nation, race, religion or creedGod is on the side of those who are on God's side. To be on God's side, means to have a deep personal relationship with God, so that you become as a son or daughter of God. To build such a relationship, requires sincere personal devotion.
Encyclopedia Mythica: Mesopotamian Mythology.
The available articles in the mesopotamian mythology area.
http://www.pantheon.org/areas/mythology/asia/mesopotamian/articles.html
History Of Astrology - Part 2
A historical view of mesopotamian Astrology.
http://accessnewage.com/articles/astro/rhist2.htm

Extractions: In the beginning Mesopotamian astrology was much like that of other cultures, a simple examination of the heavens for omens that might affect the kingdom. Often these observations of omens would include weather phenomena intermixed with true astronomical ones. What made the Mesopotamians different is that they began at an early time to make systematic observations of phenomena with an eye to finding regular patterns in the heavens that might correlate with patterns in human events. According to Van der Waerden (Science Awakening, Vol. II, Oxford Univ. Press) the earliest astronomical writings known in Mesopotamia are from the old Babylonian period, roughly the time of Hammurabi. It is not known whether the Sumerians were involved in astronomical studies or not, but it would seem plausible that they were. There are also some writings which refer to the Akkadian period and which may date from about 2300 B.C.E. Here is an example of one of these early writings.
Encyclopedia Mythica: Mesopotamian Mythology
mesopotamian mythology. Sumerian in origin, mesopotamian religion was added to and subtly modified by the Akkadians in subsequent years.
http://www.pantheon.org/areas/mythology/asia/mesopotamian/

Extractions: Links Mesopotamian mythology Browse articles Contact the editor The beliefs and practices of the Sumerians and Akkadians, and their successors, the Babylonians and Assyrians. They inhabited ancient Mesopotamia in the millennia before the Christian era. These religious beliefs and practices form a single stream of tradition. Sumerian in origin, Mesopotamian religion was added to and subtly modified by the Akkadians in subsequent years. Mesopotamia was a region between the rivers Tigris and Euphrates in western Asia. In general terms, it constitutes the greater part of what is now Irag. It was one of the cradles of human civilization. The name is Greek, meaning "Land Between the Rivers".
BEFORE THE LEGEND OF NOAH
mesopotamian flood stories which predate the Bible. Photos of clay tablets, map, satellite photo.
http://home.att.net/~Atrahasis/index.htm

Extractions: Flood Stories Predating the Noah Story Reconstruction of an ancient temple compound at Nippur founded by Ur Gur about 2800 BC. Construction and repairs continued until about 660 BC during the reign of Assyrian king Ashurbanipal. 19th century photo of the ziggurat at Nippur after removal of sand that covered it. ACCORDING TO AN INSCRIBED CLAY TABLET In ancient Mesopotamia writing was in use by about 3000 BC. The writings of ancient scholars were preserved on clay tablets. The ancient scribe formed a rectangular piece of clay and used a pointed stick to form characters in the soft clay. Some of the tablets were sun dried and placed on shelves or in jars. Others were fired in pottery kilns to make sure the valuable records might not be lost. The first writings seem to have been inventory records such as the amounts or types of items stored in clay jars. By 2000 BC there were shipping records describing maritime trade between the Persian Gulf coastal areas of Iraq and Bahrain, Oman, and Indian Ocean coasts of Pakistan, and the west coast of India (Lothal). The ancients sailed in huge reed bundle sailing boats in the Persian Gulf as described by anthropologist Thor Heyerdahl in
Mesopotamian Law Readings - Bernard Hibbitts
University, 1977; Albert Goetze, mesopotamian Laws and the Historian , 69 Journal of the American Oriental Society 115 (1949); Edwin
http://www.law.pitt.edu/hibbitts/meso.htm

Extractions: Also available: Ancient Law Course Description / Ancient Law Connections Required Reading Recommended Reading Fadhil A. Ali, "Blowing the Horn for Official Announcement", 20 Sumer G.R. Driver and J.C. Miles, The Babylonian Laws Veysel Donbaz, "A Middle Babylonian Legal Document Raising Problems in Kassite Chronology", 41 Journal of Near Eastern Studies B.L.Eichler, "Literary Structure in the Laws of Eshnunna", in
Upper Tigris Archaeological Research Project
A multiyear excavation and survey project aimed at defining archaeological correlates of ancient imperialism, colonialism and culture contact in the mesopotamian frontier zone.
http://www.utarp.org/
Ancient History Sourcebook: A Collection Of Mesopotamian Laws, C. 2250 - 550 BCE
Back to Ancient History Sourcebook . Ancient History Sourcebook A Collection of mesopotamian Laws, c. 2250 550 BCE. Laws governing
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/2550mesolaws.html

Extractions: A Collection of Mesopotamian Laws, c. 2250 - 550 BCE Laws governing private as well as public and political life were written up in Mesopotamia as early as 2250 B.C. Unfortunately, most of these early documents have been preserved in very fragmentary condition, so that only a few phases of early law and procedure are now known to us. The following fragments date from the Akkadian through the Neo-Babylonian periods. BE it enacted forever and for all future days: If a son say to his father, "You are not my father," he [the father] can cut off his [the son's] locks, make him a slave and sell him for money. If a son say to his mother, "You are not my mother," she can cut off his locks, turn him out of town, or (at least) drive him away from home, deprive him of citizenship and of inheritance, but his liberty he loses not. If a father say to his son, "You are not my son," the latter has to leave house and field and he loses everything. If a mother say to her son, "You are not my son," he shall leave house and furniture. If a wife be unfaithful to her husband and then says, "You are not my husband," let her be thrown into the river. If a husband say to his wife, "You are not my wife," he shall as a fine pay one half mana of silver. If some one hires a servant and the latter dies or is rendered useless otherwise (e.g.,by flight, rebellion, or sickness) he shall give to the owner as daily wages ten
BEFORE THE LEGEND OF NOAH
Essay about mesopotamian flood legends recorded before the bible.
http://home.att.net/~atrahasis/index.htm

Extractions: Flood Stories Predating the Noah Story Reconstruction of an ancient temple compound at Nippur founded by Ur Gur about 2800 BC. Construction and repairs continued until about 660 BC during the reign of Assyrian king Ashurbanipal. 19th century photo of the ziggurat at Nippur after removal of sand that covered it. ACCORDING TO AN INSCRIBED CLAY TABLET In ancient Mesopotamia writing was in use by about 3000 BC. The writings of ancient scholars were preserved on clay tablets. The ancient scribe formed a rectangular piece of clay and used a pointed stick to form characters in the soft clay. Some of the tablets were sun dried and placed on shelves or in jars. Others were fired in pottery kilns to make sure the valuable records might not be lost. The first writings seem to have been inventory records such as the amounts or types of items stored in clay jars. By 2000 BC there were shipping records describing maritime trade between the Persian Gulf coastal areas of Iraq and Bahrain, Oman, and Indian Ocean coasts of Pakistan, and the west coast of India (Lothal). The ancients sailed in huge reed bundle sailing boats in the Persian Gulf as described by anthropologist Thor Heyerdahl in
Internet Ancient History Sourcebook: Mesopotamia
Common Issues mesopotamian/Egyptian/Hebrew/Greek History Centuries of Darkness? Back to Index. Common Issues mesopotamian/Egyptian/Hebrew/Greek History.
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/asbook03.html

Extractions: Other History Sourcebooks: African East Asian Indian Islamic ... Human Origins Mesopotamia Egypt Persia Israel Greece ... Christian Origins See Main Page for a guide to all contents of all sections. Contents Akkadia (c.2350-2200 BCE) Babylonia (c.2000-1600 BCE) Kassites and Hittites (c.1600-717 BCE) Assyria (c.1350- 612 BCE) Chaldea/Neo-Babylonia (612-539 BCE) Syrian Cities: Ebla, Ugarit, Emar Phoenicia 950 BCE on Carthage: The Punic Empire ANE Arts and Architecture ANE Mathematics and Astronomy Gender and Sexuality ... Common Issues: Mesopotamian/Egyptian/Hebrew/Greek History Ancient Near East Back to Index Sumeria (c. 3100-c. 2000 BCE)
Mesopotamia
mesopotamian MATERIALS. European Centre for Upper mesopotamian Studies Centre Européen de Recherches sur la Haute Mésopotamie (ECUMS). WWW Home Page.
http://www.theology.edu/mespotam.htm
EO Newsroom: New Images - Mesopotamian Marshes
mesopotamian Marshes. The Al Hawizah Marshes comprise the largest remaining tract of wetlands in the mesopotamian Marshlands of Iran and Iraq.
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=7769
Epic Of Gilgamesh
The Epic of Gilgamesh. The Epic of Gilgamesh is, perhaps, the oldest written story on Earth. It comes to us from Ancient Sumeria, and
http://www.ancienttexts.org/library/mesopotamian/gilgamesh/

Extractions: The Epic of Gilgamesh is, perhaps, the oldest written story on Earth. It comes to us from Ancient Sumeria, and was originally written on 12 clay tablets in cunieform script. It is about the adventures of the historical King of Uruk (somewhere between 2750 and 2500 BCE). The translator chose to eliminate Tablet XII for personal reasons, with support from many literary, archaeological, and linguistic experts because it appears to be more of a sequel to the first 11 tablets, containing a story about Enkidu volunteering to retrieve some objects that Gilgamesh dropped into the Netherworld. This translation is based on the "standard" Akkadian "edition", but is filled in with excerpts from the Old Babylonian where necessary. I have proofread this set of documents extensively, but should you find any typographical errors in it, please let me know. Tablet I
Mesopotamian Texts Archive
mesopotamian Texts Archive. EnumaElish Adapa and the Food of Life. The Code of Hammurabi. The Descent of Ishtar Into the Lower World. The Seven Evils.
http://www.ancienttexts.org/library/mesopotamian/
Mesopotamia
The mesopotamian Together with the change of river flow, it stimulates throughout the mesopotamian history the foundation of new settlements and cities.
http://home.swipnet.se/~w-63448/mesopotam.htm

Extractions: Introduction Millennia ago the fertile low lands in the river basins of Euphrates and Tigris was the home land of a rich and complex society. These civilizations were saved from oblivion by the unexpected discovery in the previous century of complete libraries in the archeological remains. Thousands of clay tablets, written in a cuneiform writing system, are buried deep under the ruins of ancient cities, when they were sacked and set into fire. The clay tablets, usually only sun-dried and stored on (inflammable) wooden shelves, are often inadvertently baked while a city was destroyed and treasures were removed. Clay was not valuable to treasure hunters and robbers in later times and clay tablets (at least until the 19th century CE) were left untouched and thus saved for eternity.
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mesopotamian Prehistory.
http://home.swipnet.se/~w-63448/mespre.htm

Extractions: Around 3000 BC at the dawn of history first civilizations originate in the basins of great rivers in Mesopotamia, along the Nile in Egypt and along the Ganges in India. This section gives a bird's eye view on how civilizations came into being: Civilization in the literal sense ( Latin word civitas `city': the development of city-states, called the urban revolution. The Paleolithic (Old Stone Age) is a well defined cultural epoch, that coincides with a geological period, the Pleistocene. It covers the era of glacial periods lasting about 500000 year until 8500 BCE. It is divided into several subperiods with less well defined boundaries, called Early Paleolithic (until ~75000 BCE), Middle Paleolithic (until ~40000 BCE), Late Paleolithic (until ~15000 BCE), so far with human habitat in camps and caves and with an economy based an forage, wild species and tracking wild heards. The last part is called Epi-Paleolithic (until ~8500 BCE) in which early settlements (round huts) are found together with first signs of selection of species and some control over wild heards is attested. The artifacts now include pestles and mortars to grind grasses, acorns and red ocre. The Neolithic (New Stone Age) is a cultural epoch. It doesn't coincide with a geological era. It starts and ends at different times from place to place. This remark also applies to other cultural periods such as Bronze Age and Iron Age. These era are defined by the use of certain tools and materials, but even for a given place there is no sharp beginning or ending.
First World War.com - Battles - The Mesopotamian Front
Battles The mesopotamian Front Updated - Saturday, 3 April, 2004. This section contains details of the major actions fought on
http://www.firstworldwar.com/battles/mf.htm

Extractions: Updated - Saturday, 3 April, 2004 This section contains details of the major actions fought on the Mesopotamian Front - present-day Iraq - during the First World War. These include the many epic struggles fought along the banks of the River Tigris; from the seemingly unstoppable advance of the British throughout 1915 to the resurgence of their Turk opposition in 1916 culminating in the British humiliation at Kut-al-Amara in April 1916. British fortunes revived however with the appointment of Sir Frederick Stanley Maude as regional Commander-in-Chief, as success after success finally led to complete British victory in the region in October 1918. Click here to view a map of pre-war Palestine and Mesopotamia. Capture of Basra , Opened 5 November 1914 Battle of Qurna , Opened 3 December 1914 Battle of Shaiba , Opened 11 April 1915 Capture of Amara , Opened 31 May 1915 Battle of Nasiriyeh , Opened 27 June 1915 Capture of Kut-al-Amara , Opened 28 September 1915 Battle of Es Sinn , Opened 28 September 1915 Battle of Ctesiphon , Opened 2 November 1915 Siege of Kut-al-Amara , Opened 7 December 1915 Battle of Sheikh Sa'ad , Opened 6 January 1916 Battle of the Wadi , Opened 13 January 1916 Battle of Hanna , Opened 21 January 1916 Battle of Dujaila , Opened 8 March 1916
Geotimes - February 2004 - Mesopotamian Climate Change
News Notes Geoarcheology mesopotamian climate change Geoscientists are increasingly exploring an interesting trend Climate change
http://www.geotimes.org/feb04/NN_Mesopotamian.html

Extractions: Archaeologists have found evidence for a mass migration from the more temperate northern Mesopotamia to the arid southern region around 6400 B.C. For the previous 1,000 years, people had been cultivating the arable land in northern Mesopotamia, using natural rainwater to supply their crops. So archaeologists have long wondered why the ancient people moved from an area where they could easily farm to begin a much harder life in the south. One reason could be climate, said Harvey Weiss, an archaeologist at Yale University, at the meeting in December. The climate record in ancient Mesopotamia and around the world shows an abrupt climate change event in 6400 B.C., about 8,200 radiocarbon years before present. A period of immense cooling and drought persisted for the next 200 to 300 years. Archaeologists first start seeing evidence of settlements in southern Mesopotamia shortly after 6400 B.C. In the south, an area too arid to have sustained rain-fed agriculture, irrigation from the Tigris and Euphrates rivers would have been possible where the rivers flow at plain level, Weiss says. Irrigation farming took three to four times the labor effort of rain-fed farming, but irrigation agriculture would have made surplus production easier because the yield was double that of rain-fed agriculture. Surplus production meant that people could begin specializing in full-time crafts rather than relying exclusively on farming, Weiss says, thus giving rise to the first class-based society and the first cities.
The Archaeology Of Ancient Mesopotamia
Search. Archaeology, mesopotamian Archaeology Guide picks. Archaeological sites and studies of the ancient civilization of the Tigris
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Extractions: zJs=10 zJs=11 zJs=12 zJs=13 zc(5,'jsc',zJs,9999999,'') About Homework Help Archaeology Ancient Civilizations Mesopotamia Archaeology Home Essentials Archaeology Glossary Book Catalog ... Get a Job! zau(256,152,180,'gob','http://z.about.com/5/ad/go.htm?gs='+gs,''); Ancient Civilizations Anthropology Archaeologists Art and Artifacts ... Help zau(256,138,125,'el','http://z.about.com/0/ip/417/0.htm','');w(xb+xb); Subscribe to the About Archaeology newsletter. Search Archaeology Archaeological sites and studies of the ancient civilization of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers of the middle east. Alphabetical Recent Cuneiform Texts and the Writing of History This brief book, part of Routledge's series entitled Approaching the Ancient World, takes as its primary mission to investigate the practices of Mesopotamian historians, and to use their data as expressed in the cuneiform texts to make inferences concerning the political and economic history Achaemenid Royal Inscriptions From the University of Chicago's Oriental Institute, an electronic study edition of the inscriptions of the Achaemenid Persian kings in all of their versionsOld Persian, Elamite, Akkadian, and, where appropriate, Aramaic and Egyptian. Achemenet.com

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