The key moment in Christianity is Jesus’s death on the cross. From this sacrifice the…
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Mesopotamia
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Mušḫuššu is, according to Babylonian myths, a dragon with a very thin and scaly body.…
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Myths & Legends
(List) Mother of Monsters: The Eleven Children of Tiamat
by Joseph Greenby Joseph GreenTiamat, primordial goddess-monster of chaos, was the mother of the Babylonian pantheon. Her story has…
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Unexplained MysteriesMyths & Legends
The Anunnaki: The First Family of Gods?
by Kurt Readmanby Kurt ReadmanBefore Jesus and the God of the Hebrews, before Jupiter and Zeus, before even the…
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When it comes to biblical lore there is one character so shrouded in mystery and…
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In our modern day world of easy flight, aerial photos and topographical data is so…
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Myths & Legends
Ugallu: Lion Headed God-Monster of Babylonian Life Insurance
by Joseph Greenby Joseph GreenIn the beginning, god created eleven mythical monsters because of her concern over the actions…
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Archaeology
The Comedy Stylings of Ancient Sumer and the Oldest Joke in the World
by Joseph Greenby Joseph GreenStop me if you’ve heard this one before: a dog walks into a bar, but…
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Sumer was one of the first great civilizations in human history. Located in Mesopotamia, Sumer…
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Ask anyone to name a truly ancient board game off the top of their head…
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The Epic of Gilgamesh is an ancient Mesopotamian text, recorded in the Akkadian language. It…