Ur was a city in the region of Sumer, in southern Mesopotamia, and its ruins lie in what is modern-day Tell el-Muqayyar, Iraq. #History #Ur-Nammu #Ur #Sumer #SargonOfAkkad #Mesopotamia #Inanna #City #Amorite #Akkad #HistoryFact https://whe.to/ci/1-128-en/
Ur: the center of the Sumerian Renaissance

Ur was a city in the region of Sumer, in southern Mesopotamia, and its ruins lie in what is modern-day Tell el-Muqayyar, Iraq. According to biblical tradition, the city is named after the man who founded...

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Uruk was one of the most important cities (at one time, the most important) in ancient Mesopotamia. #History #Writing #Uruk #Urbanization #Ur #Sumerians #SumerianLanguage #Sumer #SargonOfAkkad #Inanna #Gilgamesh #Eridu #Akkad #Babylonia #Trade #HistoryFact https://whe.to/ci/1-43-en/
Why did Uruk outshine Eridu to become Mesopotamia's powerhouse?

Uruk was one of the most important cities (at one time, the most important) in ancient Mesopotamia. According to the Sumerian King List, it was founded by King Enmerkar circa 5000/4500 BCE. Uruk is...

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Eridu (present-day Abu Shahrein, Iraq) was considered the first city in the world by the ancient Sumerians and is among the most ancient of the ruins from Mesopotamia. #History #Ur #Sumerians #Sumer #Mesopotamia #Inanna #EriduGenesis #Eridu #Enki #City #HistoryFact https://whe.to/ci/1-129-en/
Eridu: From golden age city to mysterious ruins

Eridu (present-day Abu Shahrein, Iraq) was considered the first city in the world by the ancient Sumerians and is among the most ancient of the ruins from Mesopotamia. Founded circa 5400 BCE, Eridu...

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๐Ÿชท 2 Jan is the birthday of #Inanna, transgender deity of fertility, love, war and righteous vengeance. Inanna rules the planet #Venus, entering and exiting the Underworld like the morning/evening star. She is often accompanied by lions and serpents. You want her on your side!๐Ÿชท

Goddesses I want to learn more about:

Inanna
Asherah
Shakti
Guan Yin
Tawaret
and others

#goddess #Inanna #Asherah #Shakti #GuanYin #Tawaret #pagan #polytheism #religion #bodhisattva

Heading home from my surgery, my life affirming ceremony, and thinking of the beginning of this story:

"Inanna placed the shugurra, the crown of the steppe, on her head. She went to the sheepfold, to the shepherd. She leaned back against the apple tree. When she leaned against the apple tree, her vulva was wondrous to behold. Rejoicing at her wondrous vulva, the young woman Inanna celebrated herself. She decided to make a journey.โ€

Inanna seizes her own power in this story, power that was rightly hers.

#trans #inanna #ishtar

๐Ÿชท 20 Aug is one of the ancient festivals of #Inanna / #Ishtar, goddess of fertility, love, war and righteous vengeance. She rules the planet #Venus. She is often accompanied by lions and serpents. You definitely want her on your side! ๐Ÿชท
Sargon the Great is on a new campaign to establish a base in Wales.
#Sargon #Akkad #Uruk #Inanna #Kish #Anu #Lugalzagesi #Enlil #Ur #Lagash #Umma #Elam #Awan #Susa #Waraแธซลกe #ancient #history #AncientHistory
(Yeah, yeah, I know, it might be Naram-Sin.)

๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜„: "๐—œ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฎ, ๐—ค๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ต" ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐——๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—น๐—ธ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ป -

A philologist and storyteller takes on the reconstruction of the Sumerian tale of Inanna to powerful success, replete with enlightening essays to support her work.

https://youtu.be/vwsab4YfhgI

#bookreviews #literature #books #bookworm #read #book #readreadread #dianewolkstein #inannaqueenofheavenandearth #sumerianmythology #mesopotamia #akkadia #translation #mythology #inanna #ishtar