Ancient Mesopotamia: Sumer, Akkad, Babylonia & Assyria

Cities, Temples & Realms 18 sites Uruk, Ur, Eridu, Nippur, Babylon, Lagash, Kish, Mari, Dilmun, and cosmic precincts Cosmological & Theological Concepts 21 concepts Divine decrees (Me), assembly of the gods, underworld judgment, deluge traditions, and kingship Cuneiform Texts & Epics 16 tablets Epic of Gilgamesh, Enuma Elish, Atra-Hasis, Sumerian King List, and Inanna’s Descent Deities & Pantheon 98 deities Sumerian, Akkadian, and Babylonian gods and goddesses joined to Oracc AMGG cuneiform corpora Modern Reception & Fringe Hypotheses 9 topics Critical examination of 20th-century ancient-astronaut and Sitchin reception vs. Assyriological evidence Rulers, Sages & Heroes 6 figures Sargon of Akkad, Enheduanna, Gilgamesh, Utnapishtim, Adapa, and Etana Traditions & Religious Practice 25 topics Sumerian, Akkadian, Babylonian, Assyrian, Hurrian, and Hittite cosmology, ziggurats, and cult statues