The Anunnaki in Sumerian Mythology, Gods, Origin & History
The Anunnaki were a group of deities from the ancient Mesopotamian culture that played a role in Sumerian mythology. The term Anunnaki...
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Ryan Moorhen
- Jan 8
- 2 min
Enki, the Anunnaki Pantheon's Most Formiddable Deity
Enki was a significant deity in the Sumerian pantheon, known as the god of water, wisdom, and creation. He was one of the oldest deities...
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Ryan Moorhen
- Jan 8, 2019
- 1 min
The Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III
In December 1846, while working with his excavation team at Nimrud(ancient Kalhu or biblical Calah), located in northern Mesopotamia in...
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Ryan Moorhen
- Jan 8, 2019
- 3 min
Stela of Shamshi-Adad V
Shamshi-Adad V commissioned a stela that was excavated in Kalhu, which is remarkable for its record of the succession crisis that...
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Ryan Moorhen
- Jan 8, 2019
- 1 min
Ashurnasirpal I,, king of Assyria 1050–32 BC,
Ashurnasirpal I, (flourished 11th century BC), king of Assyria 1050–32 BC, when it was at a low ebb in power and prosperity caused by...
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Ryan Moorhen
- Jan 8, 2019
- 1 min
Ur Nammu - A Political Genius?
Ur-Nammu 2060 BC, king of the ancient city of Ur, sometimes called Zur-Nammu or Ur-Engur. He founded a new Sumerian dynasty, the third...
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Ryan Moorhen
- Jan 7, 2019
- 3 min
Urartu Art - A Sumerian Legacy ?
The art produced by the Urartu civilization, which flourished in ancient Armenia, eastern Turkey, and northwestern Iran from the 9th to...
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Ryan Moorhen
- Jan 7, 2019
- 20 min
Urartu and Sumerian Origins are One in the Same
The origins of urban settlements have generally been attributed to the riverine societies of southern Mesopotamia (in what is now...
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Ryan Moorhen
- Jan 7, 2019
- 2 min
Sumerian Civilisation & Their Language
The Sumerian civilization emerged upon the flood plain of the lower reaches of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers about 4000 B.C. The social...
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Ryan Moorhen
- Jan 6, 2019
- 5 min
Armenia, The Homeland of the Sumerians?
How and where did the great Sumerian civilization come from? Many scientists have been and are still struggling to solve the mystery of...
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Ryan Moorhen
- Jan 5, 2019
- 2 min
Nineveh City of Assyria
The city of Nineveh is first mentioned in Genesis 10. Cush begot Nimrod; he began to be a mighty one on the earth. He was a mighty hunter...
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Ryan Moorhen
- Oct 24, 2018
- 1 min
Manishtusu Diorite Sumerian Obelisk
This pyramidal stele bears a long cuneiform inscription in Akkadian. Erected by Manishtusu (2270-2255 BC), son of Sargon and third king...
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Ryan Moorhen
- Oct 24, 2018
- 1 min
Cuneiform Table Lion Decoration from Susa
Susa is one of the oldest cities in the world. Excavations have uncovered evidence of continual habitation dating back to 4200 BCE. Susa...
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Ryan Moorhen
- Oct 24, 2018
- 1 min
Kudurru Marduk Apla Iinna
A priest in prayer before the symbols for Marduk, chief god of Babylon, and Nabu, god of wisdom and writing. Neo-Babylonian, 7th-6th BCE
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Ryan Moorhen
- Oct 24, 2018
- 1 min
Khorsobad Room Louvre Museum
This courtyard houses the impressive remains of the palace inaugurated by King Sargon II in Khorsabad (northern Iraq) in 706 BC. The...
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Ryan Moorhen
- Oct 24, 2018
- 1 min
Ishtar Statue - Amethyst Eyes
Babylonian Mesopotamian Goddess Ishtar Ashtart Sculpture Statue - Louvre Museum, Paris. 2000 B.C. So common in the Mesopotamian area...
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Ryan Moorhen
- Oct 24, 2018
- 1 min
Inshushinak Elamite Temple
Inshushinak was one of the major gods of the Elamites and the protector deity of Susa. The ziggurat at Choqa Zanbil is dedicated to him....
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Ryan Moorhen
- Oct 24, 2018
- 1 min
Libation Vase of Gudea
Libation Vase of the God Ningishzida Neo-Sumerian era, around 2120 BC. The inscription reads: “To the god Ningiszida, his god...
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Ryan Moorhen
- Oct 15, 2018
- 25 min
Persian Relics - Louvre Museum
Many Persian relics are kept in museums across the world. Most of these were looted from Iran due to the negligence of past rulers. The...
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Ryan Moorhen
- Aug 4, 2018
- 9 min
Nergal - The Mesopotamian god of death, war, and destruction.
Nergal (also known as Erra and Irra) is the Mesopotamian god of death, war, and destruction. He began as a regional, probably...
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