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The Invention of Proto-Cuneiform in the Uruk Period

Early nomadic hunter-gatherers had no use for writing. Yet as humans transitioned into an increasingly sedentary agricultural lifestyle, we saw how bullae appear to have evolved as an early accounting tool alongside the development of concepts like trade and ownership. […]

Bronze Age

The Bronze Age is an historical period defined by the proliferation of the use of bronze for weaponry, art and architecture, decoration, and tools. [1] It is also characterized in some areas by proto-writing, and in other early features of […]

Enki and Ninhursag :: The Creation of Dilmun

The myth of Enki and Ninhursag is a true Sumerian myth (as opposed to the Enuma Elish which was only founded on Sumerian tradition). The title really should read “Enki and Ninhursag: The Creation of Dilmun (and Other Travails)”, as […]

Analysis of the Enki and Ninhursag Myth

The Enki and Ninhursag Myth is a key myth of Sumerian Religion. It contains details about the Sumerian God Enki, one of the oldest gods in the world, and a king among the Anunnaki — being a member of the […]

The Enuma Elish — Tablet I — The Primordial Battle

The Enuma Elish was the Babylonian Creation Epic, which is also called The Seven Tablets of Creation, as it explores a collection of stories and legends detailing the creation of the ‘Universe’, the Earth, the Gods, and eventually Man, with […]