Pazuzu is a demon from ancient Mesopotamian mythology, often depicted with a lion-like face, bird talons, wings and a serpent ...

In 1849 archaeologists found 14 clay tablets with cuneiform writing during excavations in Iraq, the translation of these ...

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One member of the minority religious community found asylum in Europe and sends home his meager grocery store wages.

Propaganda was perhaps less subtle three millennia ago: it’s doubtful a modern singer would describe their nation’s laws as ...

Four Sumerian Epics about Aratta, multiple authors, in 51 searchable and bookmarked pdf pages. Aratta was a city, city-state, or country with which Sumerians had close trade and religious ties in the ...

Over time, our connection with these deities has evolved from devotion to embodiment, guiding us into connecting with “the ...

The Assyrian Empire shaped the ancient world for centuries. At its height, it stretched from the Persian Gulf to Egypt, ...

NEW YORK (RNS) — Mamdani's focus on kitchen table issues has drawn interest across the Muslim spectrum, but his progressive positions on Gaza may alienate voters from other religious communities.

Instead, this was a recurring motif in Mesopotamian theology. A variation of the same story appears in the Epic of Gilgamesh, and earlier still in Sumerian poetry. Each iteration changes names and ...

Elder Gilbert spoke as part of a panel discussion the morning of Friday, June 13, during the second annual Religious Educators Conference, which gathered religious educators from each of the Church’s ...