74. Sumerian cosmology, creation myth and pantheon
Overview of this post. We will outline and diagram the Sumerian creation myth, its…
73. Sumerian and Ubaid Creation Myths.
Eridu, the oldest city on earth. Source: Wikimedia Commons. Post Overview. In preceding posts, we…
72. Out of Africa into the Melting Pot.
Map of early diversification of modern humans according to mitochondrial population genetics (see: Haplogroup L).…
71. Persian Gulf Valley as Ice Age Refuge.
Alert. Before we start on our subject, I want to alert you that there is…
70. “Mythical Dilmun” not so mythical anymore.
Historical Dilmun was located along the Persian Gulf littoral and traded Magan’s copper with Ur…
69. “Mythical Dilmun” shrank and vanished as sea level rose
Over the past 20 weeks, we have investigated the roots of the Sumerian civilization…
68. Ubaid roots of Dilmun in Persian Gulf.
As anticipated last week, I finished the book Looking for Dilmun by Geoffrey Bibby. His splendid book…
67. The Roots of Evil in Dilmun
Ubaid Figurine of an Ophidian Eve and one of her progeny at Primordial Dilmun(?) Overview…
66. From whence came Uruk’s violence?
Mesopotamian stamp seal of Enki (right) and snake-like helper (left). Last week, we saw that…
65. Uruk’s monstrous crime at Hamoukar.
Eerie smile on skull in one of four mass graves at Tell Brak. Source Troubling…