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[hukkana]

Would you be interested in some pre Islamic Arabian inscriptions detailing Gods, Kings, sacrifices etc ?

dasi.cnr.it/

Oct 5, 2020 4:04:05 GMT -5 kocore said:

Hi all.

I came across this board something like two years ago when I was trying to research some Mesopotamian Philology, but never made a post until now. I have a biiiiiiit of a background in Arabic and general linguistics

Would you be interested in some pre Islamic Arabian inscriptions detailing Gods, Kings, sacrifices etc ?

dasi.cnr.it/

Also for some reason it refused to let me write me message below the quote in the visual editor.

[us4-he2-gal2]

Hello kocore:



Welcome to the board. We can certainly take a look at what you have or which lines you may want for a cuneiform tattoo or just to have the cuneiform or whatever. Please make a post on our tattoo-request sub-board. It may take some time for answers to come, as I have slowed down now that I am the late stages of my graduate studies.



enenuru.proboards.com/board/21/tattoo-request-sub-board

[ninshubur]

Hello. I found this forum by chance, and decided to register as there are very few places online dedicated to discussing the history and culture of Mesopotamia - and basically next to no places where said discussion would be based on reliable, modern sources...

I am sadly merely a hobbyist, not a professional. I mostly rely on academia,edu, JSTOR and researchgate for information.

I'm interested in art history and religion the most, but also in interactions between the various Mesopotamian cultures and their neighbors, and especially the reception of Hurrian, Elamite etc. gods in Mesopotamia and vice versa (I'm particularly interested in the various conflations between Inanna/Ishtar and other similar figures such as Shaushka). I'm also interested in looking for ways to introduce Mesopotamian (and related, ex. Ugaritic and Hittite) mythology to a wider audience without relying on outdated, conspiratorial or just plain wrong narratives which seem to surround what little of it actually reached some degree of recognition. I tried to accomplish it via a few blog articles debunking popular misconceptions and/or providing what seemed like fun trivia to me, for example here and here (they aren't exactly scholarly articles or anything though).

Some of my other historical interests include the Bactria-Margiana Archaeological Complex, bronze age Crete, Jomon and Kofun figures, and Tendai and Shingon schools of Buddhism.

English is not my native language so I'm sorry in advance about potentially awkward grammar.

[hukkana]

May 1, 2021 6:48:47 GMT -5 ninshubur said:

Hello. I found this forum by chance, and decided to register as there are very few places online dedicated to discussing the history and culture of Mesopotamia - and basically next to no places where said discussion would be based on reliable, modern sources...

I am sadly merely a hobbyist, not a professional. I mostly rely on academia,edu, JSTOR and researchgate for information.

I'm interested in art history and religion the most, but also in interactions between the various Mesopotamian cultures and their neighbors, and especially the reception of Hurrian, Elamite etc. gods in Mesopotamia and vice versa (I'm particularly interested in the various conflations between Inanna/Ishtar and other similar figures such as Shaushka). I'm also interested in looking for ways to introduce Mesopotamian (and related, ex. Ugaritic and Hittite) mythology to a wider audience without relying on outdated, conspiratorial or just plain wrong narratives which seem to surround what little of it actually reached some degree of recognition. I tried to accomplish it via a few blog articles debunking popular misconceptions and/or providing what seemed like fun trivia to me, for example here and here (they aren't exactly scholarly articles or anything though).

Some of my other historical interests include the Bactria-Margiana Archaeological Complex, bronze age Crete, Jomon and Kofun figures, and Tendai and Shingon schools of Buddhism.

English is not my native language so I'm sorry in advance about potentially awkward grammar.

Welcome : D Your interests are very similar to my own actually. I too am a mere hobbyist as well.

[us4-he2-gal2]

Welcome to the board Ninshubur:




enenuru is of course intended to be a bridge between the academic and the public, particularly, between the academic and the interested and dedicated hobbyist. As you may have noticed when you made your blog posts, the issue with the low level of public comprehension isn't so much that it is impossible to study and learn about Mesopotamian culture from accurate (usually academic) sources. It's not impossible — it's just that it is so difficult and frustrating that most people lack the time and energy resource to really benefit from the effort. One of the big problems is obtaining quality academic works, since these are rare and expensive. But you have in part overcome that already if you are using JSTOR and academia.edu.

I would recommend b-ok.cc/ to all hobbyists as a quick and easy way to obtain more material.


Although I have been researching Mesopotamia for some 15 years, I have yet to make much headway with Elam, although that has changed somewhat in the last few weeks. I will certainly do my best to assist with any inquiries you make here in any case.

[lilitudemon]

I apologize guys, it's been about a decade since I last dropped in. I never forgot about any of you! I love all of you and you all have been helpful over the years.

I just had a lot of personal stuff to deal with the passed decade. So, I have not been as concentrated in Mesopotamian studies as I would like to be. Well, I am ready to get back on that horse!

Allow me to reintroduce myself. I am Lilitu. I love Mesopotamian demonology, gods, and myths. One of my favorite topics is Inanna/Ishtar and goddesses. But I am also interested in gods such as Enki and concepts like the evil eye.

If anyone wants my social media contact to stay in touch, please PM me.

[aurelianus999]

Greetings
Firstly, because I have just registered, I am still trying to figure out how to use this forum.

Circa ten years ago, I fell in love with Ancient Mesopotamian history and mythology. Hence I am delighted to have located this forum, where I will - hopefully - obtain and share data on this fascinating topic.

While I appreciate all Mesopotamian sub-cultures, I am partial to the Neo-Assyrian Empire, its last capital (Nineveh), and three deities: Assur, Ishtar, and Ninurta.

Interestingly and fortuitously, I stumbled upon this site (only) because of the following online search "Who came first, Ningirsu or Ninurta?"

Although I obtained a response, its contents were surprising, for I expected to identify which god-name is Sumerian versus Akkadian. Yet, according to the data found, these divine entities' names are interchangeable, which appears unlikely; since, as you probably know, most Mesopotamian (original) entities emerged in Sumer (Sumerian name) and were later adopted by the Akkadians (Akkadian name).

Hence, I would greatly appreciate it if any of you are poised to elucidate this matter.
Thanks in Advance

[us4-he2-gal2]

Hello aurelianus999:




Thanks for joining and welcome. As for your question, indeed, the most information we so far have on the topic of Ninurta and Ningirsu is the thread you mention which can be found here: enenuru.proboards.com/thread/151/ningirsu-ninurta.

As for your expectation that we would encounter another process of synchronization whereby a Sumerian deity is identified with a similar Akkadian deity, as with Enki and Ea, Utu and Šamaš, Nanna and Sīn, Inanna and Ištar, and so on, this is a reasonable expectation given the general trends in Mesopotamian religion. However, one can also find cases, Ninurta/Ningirsu an example, where gods come to be identified with each other for other reasons, other religious processes. In this case, we actually have two Sumerian deities, both have Sumerian names, and, from the very earliest sources, Ninurta is important in the pantheon of Nippur where his father, Enlil, was the chief deity; Ningirsu was the city god of Girsu, a Sumerian city.

While in the thread linked above I use works which are now dated in (the case of the Jacobsen), or cursory (in the case of Black and Green), the authoritative study of Ninurta is now Amar Annus 2002, The God Ninurta in Mythology and Royal Ideology of Ancient Mesopotamia. You can read it here.

[lam]

Hello,
I am very new to everything here. I have a unique situation that I truly need some help with. When I say unique I don't think there has possibly been anything like this heard of. I will add that if I were to write it here for all to see I don't know if I could be taken seriously. I am 47 years old and the past year has been the most difficult time of my life. I was never a believer in anything supernatural or even religion for that matter. I now am without doubts that there are many things I overlooked my entire life. I have seen beings now that come in many forms, both good and evil. I have also found I have some very special abilities that I thought may only exist in comic books. I haven't been able to discuss this with others for several reasons. Would there be a way someone who may understand what I am getting at could contact me one on one? I am hoping so because this is further than I had wanted to go publicly with my story really.

Thanks in advance if that is possible.

Lam