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Glossary of Gods and Placenames

A "Glossary of Gods and Placenames" is a reference tool or compilation that provides concise explanations and definitions for the names of deities and geographic locations found in various mythologies, religions, or historical contexts. This glossary serves as a valuable resource for researchers, scholars, and readers interested in understanding th...

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The Late Aegean Bronze Age: cities & palaces 1250-1000 BCE

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Mesopotamia - Maps and History

The word 'Mesopotamia' is in origin a Greek name (mesos `middle' and 'potamos' - 'river' so `land between the rivers'). 'Mesopotamia' translated from Old Persian Miyanrudan means "the fertile cresent". Aramaic name being Beth-Nahrain "House of Two Rivers") is a region of Southwest Asia. [Mesopotamia] [Places]...

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Garden of Eden (Judeo-Christian Tradition)

Hanging Gardens of Babylon [Mesopotamia] [Places]...

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Sea Peoples: in the Late Bronze Age (map)

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Nineveh

Nineveh, Assyrian Ninua was an important city in ancient Assyria. This "exceeding great city", as it is called in the Book of Jonah, lay on the eastern bank of the Tigris (modern-day Mosul, Iraq). Ancient Nineveh's mound-ruins are located on a level part of the plain near the river within an 1800-acre area circumscribed by a seven and one-half mile...

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Genesis in Sumer

History of the Sumerians and their origin. [Mesopotamia] [Places]...

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Ancient Near East: Empires from 700-300 BCE (map)

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Nippur At The Center Of The World

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