Mesopotamian Mythology.

Ancient Mesopotamian Gods, Culture & Mythology.

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Mesopotamian Civilization

Nabu God (Syriac: ܢܒܘ‎) is the patron god of scribes, wisdom and literature, being worshipped by the Assyrian and Babylonian people. He was identified as the son of the great god Marduk by the Babylonians and as the son of Ashur by the Assyrians.

The Code of Hammurabi. Created c 1750 BC

Ishtar by Scebiqu on DeviantArt

Ishtar by *Scebiqu on deviantART. A Goddess of Love (and other things) who, at least in Neil Gaiman's Sandman Chronicles, can destroy men (and level a small strip club) with the power and intesity of her dancing.

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✯ Sumerian Goddess: Lilith the goddess of female sexuality she is also the Goddess of female independance The goddess who once protected mothers and infants Goddess of womans rights to be equals to men She Taught women to want sex for sex's sake and not for the sake of perpetuating the species, and to be sexually Aggressive ✯

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Ancient Artefacts

Ancient Aliens

Evil Demons

Cradle Of Civilization

Ancient Mysteries

Angels And Demons

Pazuzu - Wikipedia

Sumerian Pazuzu became In both Assyria and Babylonia the king of the demon gods. Worn as an amulet to protect against other demon gods esp. his rival, the goddess Lamashtu, who harmed mother and child during childbirth. Depicted as part human-part animal often with a dogs, claw-like feet, two pairs of wings with his right hand raised and the left down. Louvre

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Nimrod - Born Dec 25th. Nimrod, became a tyrannical ruler. As king, Nimrod created Babel. When Nimrod died, his wife, Queen Semiramis, deified him as the Sun-god, or Life Giver. Later he would become known as Baal, and those who followed the religion Semiramis created in his name would be called Baal worshippers. They became associated with idolatry, demon worship, human sacrifice and other practices regarded as evil.

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The Flood

Ancient Artifacts

According to tradition, Nimrod set out to establish himself an empire and began by conquering the cities, among these were Babel, Erech, Akkad, and Calneh in Sumeria, and in Assyria the cities of Rehoboth, Calah, and Resen. Besides conquering these seven cities he also founded Nineveh. The Bible is specific in stating that he was the first man after the flood to become an emperor. He seems to have been impelled and empowered by super-human force and his onslaught was irresistible.

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Superhuman Strength

Epic Of Gilgamesh

Louvre Museum

Gilgamesh

Nephilim: Gilgamesh, also known as Bilgames in early Sumerian texts, was the fifth king of Uruk around 2500 BC for 126 years. In the Tummal Inscription, Gilgamesh, and his son Urlugal, rebuilt the sanctuary of the goddess Ninlil. In Mesopotamian mythology, he is demigod (two-thirds god and one-third man) with superhuman strength. The lion looks like a little cat!!

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Anunnaki Nibiru

Lilith Demon

Planet Nibiru

Monumental Architecture

Ancient Astronaut

Ancient Knowledge

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Tower Of Babel

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Mesopotamia Architecture

Ancient Warfare

King Solomon

Marduk, the principal god of Babylon.

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Nebuchadnezzar Ii

Ancient Cultures

Bible Art

ALL MESOPOTAMIA

Nebuchadnezzar II Name Means "O (god) Nabu, protect my son!" Home- Babylon. Family- Was the eldest son of Nabopolassar; married to Nitocris and Amytis; father of at least three sons, including Evil-Merodach (Amel-Marduk), his successor. Occupation- King of Babylon Achievements- Extensive rebuilding of Babylon, the Ishtar Gate, a ziggurat, canals, the "hanging gardens," and other architectural achievements that were among the wonders of the ancient world.

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Inanna, Queen of the Night, Sumerian mythology

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Hecate "Goddess of the Witches", "Goddess of the Dark Moon". The original incarnation of the holy trinity. She was warped by the coming and spread of Christianity into a demonic, evil monster to obscure her importance in healing and love magic. She symbolizes blessing, cursing, luck, divination, the moon, oracles, prophecy, magical empowerment, mutation, healing, wisdom, women's mysteries.

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Moloch - ,Melech, Molech, Milcom, Melkom, Moloch, Molek, Malec, Malik, Melek, Malkum, Melqart, Melkart, Milk, Melqarth, Kronos, Cronus, representing Hebrew מלך mlk, (translated directly into king) is either the name of a god and the name of a particular kind of sacrifice associated historically with that god in cultures throughout the Middle East, including but not limited to the Jewish, Egyptian, Caananite, Phoenician and related cultures in North Africa and the Levant.