Shamash

Like in many ancient civilizations, men had more rights than women. Women were sometimes treated like slaves. Yet they still seemed to have lots more freedom than the women in most ancient civilizations. They could conduct business and even go on trips if they were granted explicit permission from their husbands or fathers. Children were alse treated fairly well but they were considered property of their parents. In times of need, their parents could sell them as slaves to make some money. The…

believed was that the universe was born by the waters. The mesopotamians were also polytheistic, they believed in many gods. They worshiped four primary gods Anu, Enlil, Enki, and Ninhursag. Along with three sky gods Inanna/Ishtar, Nanna/Sin, and Utu/Shamash. The wind demon Pazuzu was used to protect women in childbirth even though he was an evil demon. As part of Mesopotamian religion, they fed daily meals for their god Anu and Uruk. It was a ritual that the god was served a sumptuous…

Also known as the “Torah”, a holy scripture for Jews and the “Old Testament for Christians, it was said to be revealed to Prophet Moses on Mount Sinai. There is not a definite date for when this law was received, because it was passed down to generations from orally. Often times this law would get lost in translation, and become different to what was originally written by Moses. However, people still said that Moses has told us such act, to show respect that he was the chosen one to be given…

believed. Another important god was Enhil which was later on changed to Bel, Bel was an important god in my opinion because Bel was god of the atmosphere and the wind. The last god that I thought was very important was Shamash, Shamash was a very very important god in my opinion because Shamash was god of the sun. All of this gods were very important to the people that believed that they even did all forms of richuals to show their form of worship. In Akkadian Empire there were all sorts of…

The Epic of Gilgamesh narrates the story of the mighty king Gilgamesh and his military conquests. The aggrandizement of military authority fuels Gilgamesh’s pride and leads him to pursue nearly impossible quests. This story exemplifies the exaltation of military leadership within ancient societies throughout the world. Although the Epic of Gilgamesh represents many other characteristics of this time period such as patriarchy and the anxieties of the agro-urban revolution, this story definitively…

The Epic of Gilgamesh The Epic of Gilgamesh was the very first short story to be written down. Unlike many other ancient texts, the story of the Assyrian king Gilgamesh remained hidden for a while until it was rediscovered in 1853. It is a large compilation of early heroic tales that was collected and made one around 2000 BC by an unknown Babylonian scribe. It was found written on clay tablets in Akkad. The fullest version of Gilgamesh was said to be about three thousand lines, written on…

A lot of things can happen within a short amount of time. A single man can change the world in his lifetime and go down in history. Hammurabi is one of these men. He was the most famous of all of the Babylonian kings. Before his time, Babylonia was a prominent society, but during his reign, he made it the number one society of the era. He revolutionized the idea of civil law. And, not only did he revolutionize law, he also improved architecture and irrigation in the city-state of Babylonia. His…

Hanukkah, also known as “the Festival of Lights,” is an eight-day Jewish holiday celebrated during the Jewish month of Kislev, which is the ninth month of the Hebrew calendar falling between November to late December, starting on the 25th day. This holiday commemorates the purification and rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem after it was defiled by the Greek Syrians, and it is also a time for rededication to the faith. The story of Hanukkah is found in the books of Maccabees I and II…

interprets them into positive morals to relax Gilgamesh and keep him focused on the journey. They being cutting down trees to acknowledge Humbaba of their arrival. When they finally face Humbada, Gilgamesh and Enkidu plead for help from Shamash, the God of the sun. Shamash sends eight great winds against Humbada. Humbaba begs for them to spare his life, even offers to give them the forest and to build them a palace. However, Enkidu tells Gilgamesh not to listen to him, and they kill both him…

of this is Hamarabi (1792-1750 BCE) he was a ruler, who made a set of codes called Hammurabi’s Code. He had them engraved into a stone that stood over the empire, atop that stone was a image of Hamurabi being given the laws by the God, Shamash (the sun God). Shamash is being shown giving Hamurabi a staff and ring, which helped to symbolize the importance of following these laws. Unlike Egypt Mesopotamia was seperated into seperate city-states. Each city-state had there own government, and patron…