Enlin e Ninlil Mito sumerico di carattere quasi triviale, costituisce una delle due tradizioni inerenti gli sponsali del dio con Ninlil (l’altro è “Il matrimonio di sud”). é composto da 154 linee quasi completamente conservate, giuntoci in una ventina di documenti frammenta[...]
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giugno 15th, 2015 - 17:15 § in Archaeostory
EN.LÍL Lord of heaven, lord of abundance, lord of earth are you!
WHO IS ENLIL? Enlil is one of the main gods of the Mesopotamian pantheon. It is part of the cosmic triad along with An and Enki. Probably it comes as Sumerian deity though the name is of Semitic origin. Just about his name has been discussed at length, as in the lexical lists of the [...][...]
giugno 13th, 2015 - 14:55 § in Archaeostory
ROYAL CEMETERY of UR-CIMITERO REALE DI UR
THE GRAVES The first excavations of C. Leonard Woolley at Ur (Iraq) in 1922 lasted twelve seasons with hundreds of workers, until the Great Depression stopped the funds in 1934. The focus was the royal cemetery, whose graves were filled with fine Dynastic Period artifacts. Inside the cemetery [...]
giugno 1st, 2015 - 13:00 § in Archaeostory
GUDEA, THE ENSI OF LAGASH
GUDEA, “CALLED BY THE GOD” The name Gudea comes from the sumerian word Gu₃-de₂-a, which means literally “the one on who the voice of God was poured”, or rather “the one who has been called” (or, more simply, “the called”). The Second Dynasty of Lagash Gudea i[...]
maggio 30th, 2015 - 13:00 § in Archaeostory
THE UNIVERSAL DELUGE/IL DILUVIO UNIVERSALE
ABUBU-THE UNIVERSAL DELUGE IN THE MESOPOTAMIAN WORLD The two widest and most well known descriptions of universal deluge in the Mesopotamian world are contained in the eleventh chapter of the epic of Gilgamesh and the epic of Atrahasis. The editing by George Smith of the epic of Gilgame[...]
maggio 23rd, 2015 - 17:14 § in Archaeostory
ISKUR/ADAD God Storm/Dio dell Tempesta
WHO IS Iskur (Sumerian name) in the Mesopotamian mythology is the god of rain, storm. His name is written d.IM, he is patron of Kakara; while his Akkadian name comes from the god northwestern of Aramaeans, Hadad. In Akkadian, he is also known as Ramman (Thunderer), in the same way in Arama[...]
maggio 11th, 2015 - 13:00 § in Archaeostory
NARAM SIN , AMATO DI SIN, DIO DI AKKAD, RE DELLE QUATTRO PARTI DEL MONDO
<<Naram Sin, il forte, re di Akkad: quando le quattro parti del mondo insieme si ribellarono, per l’amore di cui Ishtar lo amò, nove battaglie in un solo anno vinse, e catturò i re che si erano opposti. Poiché da una situazione di difficoltà, le radici della sua città aveva re[...]
aprile 18th, 2015 - 16:08 § in Archaeostory
ENKI/EA: GOD OF SWEET WATERS AND MAGIC/ DIO DELLE ACQUE DOLCI E DELLA MAGIA
WHO IS ENKI/EA Enki is the personification of the numinous powers in the sweet waters in the rivers and marshes of rain. His father is An (Sky King). He is a member of triad of ruling Gods. His Sumerian name En-ki means “Lord of the earth”. POWER: His power in the water makes [..[...]
aprile 13th, 2015 - 10:00 § in Archaeostory
Sargon di Akkad
SARGON OF AKKAD Sargon fu il fondatore della dinastia accadica e della capitale del regno, Akkad. Le sue origini sono piuttosto oscure, dalla tradizione che lo riguarda sappiamo che proveniva dal nord e che fu coppiere del sovrano di Kish, Ur-Zababa. Con Sargon si ha l’ascesa dellR[...]
aprile 4th, 2015 - 15:47 § in Archaeostory
AKITU (NEW YEAR’S DAY/CAPODANNO)
INTRODUCTION Every population has its own beliefs, festivals and myths and every religion and culture show the society in which they are recognize. Myths and beliefs founded the religion, the culture of a population. The word myth comes from the Greek mythos and it means “narrative that is[...]