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Post by us4-he2-gal2 on Sept 25, 2012 12:39:51 GMT -5
Ha! Nice find there  I'm really not sure the logic going on there I mean... Tobacco was discovered in the Americas, what would the Sumerian know about cigarettes? 0_0 The pride some Arab states may take in the historical memory of ancient Iraq is a curious thing.
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darkl2030
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Post by darkl2030 on Nov 11, 2012 11:30:39 GMT -5
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Post by us4-he2-gal2 on Nov 17, 2012 13:33:25 GMT -5
lol That was hilarious. Well I first I thought it was the stupidest movie idea ever, but my friend pointed out that it is probably satire. As a satire treatment at least its amusing. Nice to see the continuing signs of Mesopotamian writing as the number 1 hollywood mystical mumbo-jumbo writing type; I guess this phenomenon probably owes a debt to the Necronomicon and the Evil dead series. Wonder if some rich Rockerfeller sort will be inspired to donate to the research the mumbo-jumbo fund? 0_0 |
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Post by muska on Nov 18, 2012 11:04:58 GMT -5
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Post by us4-he2-gal2 on Dec 2, 2012 7:00:01 GMT -5
A few days ago they showed a wonderful documentary on Mesopotamia in my introductory anthropology course. After the video the professor also gave a discussion of Mesopotamia, and I was amused to see that he used a Balage painting of Ur for illustration - it' s a small world (or else great art travels far). The documentary was made in 2000 and is called " Mesopotamia: I conquered the river." This film was made in Kyoto and focuses on the Sumerians - it is a brilliant presentation using innovative visuals and digital recreations of the city of Ur. The film also contains a few interviews with an eminent Japanese Sumerologist - well worth the time overall! So far I have only found one online source for this video on something like the chinese version of youtube: v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMTE5OTE4NjY0.html Also, the below clip is probably a little older, early 90s or so, but an amusing and interesting look at Mesopotamian culture - they recreate the use of sheep skins for water transport and has made something that looks like a genuine Assyrian seige engine, you don't see that everyday: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WP-YPt4clGw |
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Post by muska on Dec 21, 2012 8:55:28 GMT -5
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Post by us4-he2-gal2 on Dec 21, 2012 15:50:35 GMT -5
Wow! Some of those items are so awesome Thanks Muska. I wish they had prices, those cufflinks may be a bit pricey if they are plated in gold. They should definitely have a man's cuneiform watch if they have a ladies 0_0 I love the fountain pen but don't have a spare $3000 at the moment!  |
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Post by muska on Jan 30, 2013 9:56:49 GMT -5
An Iraqi cartoon "Princess and the river" (1982) about power struggle between 3 daughters of the Lagash ruler. Akurgal is a villain here. It also borrows the tree with serpent and Anzud (Zu here) from "Gilgamesh, Enkidu and Netherworld". Unfortunately, available only in Arabian www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJxqgQ1jocA |
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Post by sheshki on Feb 17, 2013 20:40:37 GMT -5
From UESP www.uesp.net/wiki/Morrowind:Morrowindabout the game Morrowind Ashlander names A large proportion of names of Ashlanders, Egg Mines, and Daedric shrines are modeled on ancient Assyrian and Babylonian names from around the second millennium BCE. This is a very quiet joke on the resemblance between Ashlander and Ashur, the Akkadian name for ancient Assyria. Most names are just loosely inspired by ancient names, but several contain real components. For example: -Ahhe, as in Asha-Ahhe Egg Mine, Ashu-Ahhe, Dun-Ahhe, Tin-Ahhe, etc.—"ahhe" is a component of the names of Assyrian and Babylonian kings, e.g. Ashur-nadin-ahhe, Marduk-nadin-ahhe Foyada Ashur-Dan, Ashur-Dan, Ashir-Dan—named after three historical Assyrian kings called Ashur-Dan -ipal, as in Assurdirapal, Zergonipal, Dunsalipal, Shipal, etc.—modeled on the name of the Assyrian king Ashurbanipal Ashur/Assur-, as in Ashurnibibi, Assurdirapal, Assurnabitashpi, etc.—modeled on the Akkadian name for the Assyrian Empire and its capital, Ashur/Assur Erabenimsun—eriba is a root in some Assyrian/Babylonian names, e.g. Eriba-Marduk, Sin-ahhe-eriba -nammu, -nummu, as in Nammu, Mannammu, Punammu, Sinnammu, Zanummu, etc.—modeled on a Babylonian king, Ur-Nammu One real giveaway is a name used in its anglicized form, making it look very out of place: Sargon cave—named after the founder of the first Assyrian Empire, Sharru-kin, a.k.a. "Sargon of Akkad" |
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Post by sheshki on Apr 7, 2013 13:42:04 GMT -5
While having a walk today we discovered a drugstore (they are called Apotheke here) with a greek name and Ahura Mazda symbols...weired combination that is.   |
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Post by us4-he2-gal2 on Apr 9, 2013 7:44:51 GMT -5
That is a weird combination The only time I've seen an Ahura Mazda here was on the sign of a pizza place which I think was own by an Iranian. |
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Post by sheshki on May 10, 2013 0:46:26 GMT -5
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Post by sheshki on Jun 24, 2013 14:05:19 GMT -5
Some stamps from Iraq i bought on ebay. These were issued 1923. More to come...  Winged bull, decor from the robe of King Assurnasirpal IIGuffas on the Tigris Winged bull, decor from the robe of King Assurnasirpal II Arch Hall of Ktesiphon |
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Post by sheshki on Jun 25, 2013 7:49:24 GMT -5
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Post by sheshki on Jul 2, 2013 11:59:40 GMT -5
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Post by us4-he2-gal2 on Jul 2, 2013 22:24:45 GMT -5
Wonderful set of stamps there for sure! You have managed to combine your odd obsession with Mesopotamia with you odd obsession with stamps I see. Well these are fascinating for a number of reasons, but certainly they seem to showcase the extent to which the Iraqi state has drawn on the findings of Mesopotamian archaeology for its sense of national identity. One would expect that the Assyriologists would always be welcome by the Iraq government although due to recent politics that is of course not the case. At least not western ones |
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Post by sheshki on Jul 20, 2013 6:36:05 GMT -5
Another stamp i found, it is actually a miniature sheet, Syria, 1967.  This is post 800, invisible drinks for everyone. |
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Post by sheshki on Jul 24, 2013 13:44:19 GMT -5
Found another nice one from syria. The hunt goes on.  |
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Post by sheshki on Aug 27, 2013 8:10:46 GMT -5
Found another one at the stamp dealer yesterday. From 1921.  |
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Post by sheshki on Sept 2, 2013 12:54:51 GMT -5
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Post by sheshki on Sept 18, 2013 22:58:01 GMT -5
Just discovered this nice magazin cover from 1928  |
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Post by sheshki on Dec 31, 2013 20:17:24 GMT -5
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Post by enkur on Jan 2, 2014 9:56:17 GMT -5
Sheshki, I would recommend to you (as well as to anybody who has an ear for such a music) the band Equmanthorn. Their music is much inspired by the Mesopotamian Mythos. Here is an example: www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRtO3P5KqYk |
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Post by sheshki on Jan 13, 2014 18:39:36 GMT -5
Lee Lawrie, Nabu and Tahmurath (1939). Library of Congress John Adams Building, Washington, D.C. Nabu (in Biblical Hebrew Nebo נבו) is the Assyrian and Babylonian god of wisdom and writing. Tahmurath is the 3rd Shah of Persia  --->Link
Next two pictures are from Wiki.
check the hi-res version
Also note the stonework that frames the doors. |
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Post by sheshki on Jan 13, 2014 18:44:33 GMT -5
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Post by us4-he2-gal2 on Jan 31, 2014 10:32:55 GMT -5
Very nice post above Sheshki, I love that coin! Well I wanted to share a link that was passed along to me - here we have Irving Finkel, curator of the Babylonian section at the British Museum, doing an interview with CNN. We have seen Finkel in documentarys and clips here at enenuru before - the man seems to be a tireless PR machine, really working to bring cuneiform to the attention to the public and to the world stage and he does a great job of it. The story CNN is breaking here is actually over 25 years old, the story of Finkel's discovery (in 1985) of a tablet containing more information about the boat featured in the Mesopotamian flood story, it is another piece of the Gilgamesh saga. In order to sell the story today, CNN has come up with the heading "Blue print of Noah's Ark...discovered" or something like this, but it is not a blue print, not relating to Noah and not an Ark. Nonetheless it gives Finkel the chance to talk about Sumerian and Mesopotamian stuff to the world audience, and as all experts in the field should, he takes the opportunity. |
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Post by sheshki on Apr 5, 2014 11:22:22 GMT -5
found this on our bike tour today a little bit outside of town.  |
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Post by sheshki on Apr 18, 2014 15:36:44 GMT -5
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Post by sheshki on May 27, 2014 8:49:12 GMT -5
from: link Assyrian war priest nice picture. not sure about the horned helmet on a priest tho...but hey, it´s art. and another one from the same artist link |
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Post by enkur on May 29, 2014 5:06:00 GMT -5
The latter should be some bull-man.
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I'm really not sure the logic going on there I mean... Tobacco was discovered in the Americas, what would the Sumerian know about cigarettes? 0_0 
