Podcasts about ancient mesopotamia

 In this episode, we'll explore the fascinating history of perfume, tracing its journey from Ancient Mesopotamia to its artistic development in France.   We'll learn how scents have evolved from practical uses to luxury items, and discover the intriguing world of “grands nez,” the master perfumers who dedicate their lives to crafting these aromatic masterpieces.  Perfume origins: from Mesopotamia to Middle Eastern innovation Ancient perfume use: religious rituals and practical odour cover Egypt: Perfume as a status symbol in hot climates Cleopatra and the power of scent Roman perfume indulgence and imported fragrances French perfume evolution: From leather gloves to luxury Grasse: The perfume capital of the world Why perfume is expensive: ingredients and branding Becoming a "grand nez": the perfumer's journey Perfume's artistic and historical significance across cultures Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/perfume ---You might like:

On today's episode, Dr Moudhy Al-Rashid sheds light on the history of Ancient Mesopotamia. Mesopotamia, the land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, gave rise to writing, literature, astronomy, and law - shaping human history in ways that still resonate today. Drawing on her new book Between Two Rivers, Al-Rashid brings to life the stories of ordinary people from thousands of years ago: working mothers, enslaved individuals seeking freedom, and even a princess who may have founded the first museum. In conversation with archeologist and author Rebecca Wragg Sykes, Al-Rashid discusses the earliest written records, from economic tallies to personal letters, and explores how Mesopotamians grappled with timeless human concerns - love, illness, ambition, and the quest for knowledge. Why does Mesopotamia often remain in the shadow of Egypt and Greece? And what can we learn from this ancient civilization today? Dr Moudhy Al-Rashid is an Honorary Fellow at the University of Oxford's Wolfson College, where she specialises in the languages and history of ancient Mesopotamia. She has written for academic and popular journals, including History Today, on topics as diverse as mental illness in ancient Mesopotamia to Late Assyrian scholarly networks. If you'd like to become a Member and get access to all our full conversations, plus all of our Members-only content, just visit intelligencesquared.com/membership to find out more. For £4.99 per month you'll also receive: - Full-length and ad-free Intelligence Squared episodes, wherever you get your podcasts - Bonus Intelligence Squared podcasts, curated feeds and members exclusive series - 15% discount on livestreams and in-person tickets for all Intelligence Squared events  ...  Or Subscribe on Apple for £4.99: - Full-length and ad-free Intelligence Squared podcasts - Bonus Intelligence Squared podcasts, curated feeds and members exclusive series … Already a subscriber? Thank you for supporting our mission to foster honest debate and compelling conversations! Visit intelligencesquared.com to explore all your benefits including ad-free podcasts, exclusive bonus content and early access. … Subscribe to our newsletter here to hear about our latest events, discounts and much more. https://www.intelligencesquared.com/newsletter-signup/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In 2500 BCE in Ancient Mesopotamia, the Sumerians would inscribe curses on clay tablets, often invoking their gods to punish their enemies. The History of Curses, The Curse of Tippecanoe, The Hope Diamond Curse, The Curse of Otzi the Iceman, and all the Theories surrounding curses throughout History. To watch the podcast on YouTube: https://bit.ly/TheoriesOfTheThirdKindYT Don't forget to follow the podcast for free wherever you're listening or by using this link: https://bit.ly/TheoriesoftheThirdKindPod https://theoriesofthethirdkind.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Do you know your Sumerians from your Babylonians and your Akkadians? All these civilisations formed part of the story of ancient Mesopotamia, where city states were formed, writing flourished, the wheel was possibly invented, mathematics was practiced, and dogs were gods, pets and warriors. Speaking to David Musgrove for today's 'everything you wanted to know' episode, Dr Moudhy Al-Rashid answers listener questions on the ancient region. (Ad) Moudhy Al-Rashid is the author of Between Two Rivers: Ancient Mesopotamia and the Birth of History (Hodder & Stoughton, 2025). Buy it now from Waterstones: https://go.skimresources.com?id=71026X1535947&xcust=historyextra-social-histboty&xs=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.waterstones.com%2Fbook%2Fbetween-two-rivers%2Fmoudhy-al-rashid%2F9781529392128. The HistoryExtra podcast is produced by the team behind BBC History Magazine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today, the Free Range Preacher on Prayer podcast welcomes several newcomers. Thank you, Slovakia, Panama, Romania, Morocco, Bulgaria, and Iceland! Was Voltaire correct when he said that man had paid God back by creating him in our image? I took that for granted even in my Christian life until Dr. Amanda Podany described in detail (in the series "Ancient Mesopotamia" from Great Courses Plus) the gods of Ancient Mesopotamia. The Creator God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob is nothing remotely like those gods. So a careful reading of the Bible shows Voltaire to be mistaken. The great "I AM" in His holiness is profoundly incomprehensible to His creation. Learn about the incomprehensibility of God in today's episode. Our So What? Our inability to apprehend our Creator validates our faith in His promises and His testimony from the Bible that He is indeed the great "I M." Brethren, let's pray for one another. "What a man is on his knees before God, that he is and nothing more"" Robert Murray M'Cheynee Donation link: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=G9JGGR5W97D64 Or go to www.freerangepreacheronprayer.com and use the Donations tab. Assistant Editor: Seven Jefferson Gossard. www.freerangepreacheronprayer.com freerangeprayer@gmail.com Facebook - Free Range Preacher Ministries Instagram: freerangeministries All our Scripture quotes are drawn from the NASB 1977 edition. For access to the Voice Over services of Richard Durrington, please visit RichardDurrington.com or email him at Durringtonr@gmail.com Our podcast art was designed by @sammmmmmmmm23 Instagram Season 007 Episode 007

Volcanoes...Ancient sacred rituals...Cheese matured at the bottom of wine barrels. Cheese steeped in olive oil for months. Today's adventure in the eastern Aegean islands of Greece, is an unusual one.The islands have their own unique, unusual and tasty cheeses that defy specific categorizations.Greece. Cheese.What can possibly else be said?Enjoy today's adventure!This weeks recommendations include:A YouTube lecture from Professor Tate Paulette:"Fermentation in Ancient Mesopotamia, Beer, Bread and More Beer":https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDva-HQmLUoAnd his book is out soon and it's called, "In the Land of Ninkasi: A History of Beer in Ancient Mesopotamia" , link to get it here:https://www.amazon.co.uk/Land-Ninkasi-History-Ancient-Mesopotamia/dp/0197682448/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3LACZB9Y4597H&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.D8RjokggtN32jESMm27WyQ.FotreWbyENYZGO3fXGoHZ7LODlxcIb5sEFoKLfMWR0M&dib_tag=se&keywords=In+the+Land+of+Ninkasi%3A+A+History+of+Beer+in+Ancient+Mesopotamia&nsdOptOutParam=true&qid=1730400252&s=books&sprefix=in+the+land+of+ninkasi+a+history+of+beer+in+ancient+mesopotamia+%2Cstripbooks%2C84&sr=1-1An interesting project to map ancient roads, shipwrecks on modern topographic maps:Putting human past on the MAPS:https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2024/06/harvard-digital-atlas-plots-patterns-from-history-ancient-and-modern/Isaac Rangaswami Wooden City a newsletter about London.https://woodencity.substack.com/The Hollow and the Whole — Picking Apples at Nightingale Cider in Tenterden, Kenthttps://www.pelliclemag.com/home/2024/03/20/the-hollow-and-the-whole-nightingale-cider-katie-matherA Slice of Cheese podcast with Jenny Linford from FoodFM Radio.https://open.spotify.com/show/2weTJIKyG5XqQ04qFfwPUv?si=5b08742d7c5f4e6eThanks for listening and reading!LoveThe Delicious Legacy PodcastSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-delicious-legacy. If you love to time-travel through food and history why not join us at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-delicious-legacy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Explore the fascinating history of ghosts and uncover the ancient origins of ghost stories from around the world! In this episode, we dive deep into the myths and legends that have shaped our beliefs in the paranormal for centuries. From ancient Egypt to modern Europe, and beyond, we'll investigate how cultures across the globe have described spirits, hauntings, and supernatural phenomena.Find me and my music here:https://linktr.ee/filipholmSupport Let's Talk Religion on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/letstalkreligion Or through a one-time donation: https://paypal.me/talkreligiondonateAlso check out the Let's Talk Religion Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0ih4sqtWv0wRIhS6HFgerb?si=95b07d83d0254bSources/Recomended Reading:Bottéro, Jean (2004). "Religion in Ancient Mesopotamia". Translated by Teresa Lavender Fagan. University of Chicago Press.Davisson, Zach (2020). "Yurei: The Japanese Ghost". Chin Music Press Inc.Lebling, Robert & Tahir Shah (2014). "Legends of the Fire Spirits: Jinn and Genies from Arabia to Zanzibar. I.B. Tauris.Morton, Lisa (2017). "Ghosts: A Haunted History". Reaktion Books."A History of Ghosts, Spirits and the Supernatural." 2024. DK. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How sexually liberated were the people of Ancient Mesopotamia? In what is modern day Iraq and dates back to around 3000 BC.The answer may surprise you, with gender fluidity and sexual diversity quite commonplace. Look no further than their frisky goddess, Ishtar.Taking us back to this fascinating period is Stephanie Budin, historian and author of Gender in the Ancient Near East.This episode was produced and edited by Stuart Beckwith. The senior producer was Charlotte Long.Enjoy unlimited access to award-winning original documentaries that are released weekly and AD-FREE podcasts. Sign here for up to 50% for 3 months using code BETWIXTYou can take part in our listener survey here.Betwixt the Sheets: History of Sex, Scandal & Society is a History Hit podcast.

Em mais um episódio da série de programas históricos, Ludmyla (a IPAcondriaca) e Leandro (o Cultista de Ninkasi) falam sobre Ninkasi, a deusa da cerveja e da fermentação. Essa série conta com o trabalho do Sergio Barra (Profano Graal) que fez todo o trabalho de pesquisa. Se você gostou desse episódio, vai adorar o episódio que falamos sobre a primeira Pilsen do mundo: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/episode/4baIe3AlSkBO8Jw4LRimMA?si=552e2fc888744596⁠ Apoie o nosso trabalho virando um Mecenas do Surra de Lúpulo: ⁠https://apoia.se/surradelupulo⁠ Outra forma de nos apoiar é comprar os produtos do Surra de Lúpulo: ⁠https://reserva.ink/surradelupulo⁠ Aproveite e não perca tempo, assine o Cozarada: ⁠https://cozalindadelojinha.lojavirtualnuvem.com.br/ Referências bibliográficas: DAMEROW, Peter. Sumerian Beer: the origins of brewing tecnology in Ancient Mesopotamia. Cuneiform Digital Library Journal. 2012:2. Disponível em: Sumerian Beer: The Origins of Brewing Technology in Ancient Mesopotamia - Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (mpg.de) DUPLA, Simone Aparecida. Sacerdócio feminino na Antiga Mesopotâmia. NEARCO: Revista Eletrônica de Antiguidade. vol. 12, número 2, 2020, p. 314-333. DVORSKY, George. Recreation of ancient beer suggests it was really, really gross. Gizmodo.com. 25 de junho de 2013. Disponível em: Recreation of ancient beer suggests it was really, really gross (gizmodo.com) GLASER, Gregg. Re-creating antique beers. All About Beer Magazine. volume 22, Issue 1, 26 de abril de 2010. Disponível em: Re-creating Antique Beers - All About Beer MARK, Joshua. The Hymn to Ninkasi, godess of beer. World History Encyclopedia. 11 de novembro de 2022. Disponível em: The Hymn to Ninkasi, Goddess of Beer - World History Encyclopedia Mitologia Suméria. Wikipedia: a enciclopédia livre. Disponível em: Mitologia suméria – Wikipédia, a enciclopédia livre (wikipedia.org) Ninkasi. Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia. Disponível em: Ninkasi - Wikipedia STANDAGE, Tom. A cerveja na Mesopotâmia e no Egito. in: A história do mundo em 6 copos. Rio de Janeiro: Zahar, 2005, p. 10-30.

Witches III, Episode #1 of 4. Magic practitioners - both real and fictional, historical and contemporary - wield many different kinds of magic. Blood and bone magic, necromancy, divination, cleansing magic, manifestation, earth and elemental magic; the list is extensive. But wherever there is magic use, you are likely to find love magic. Spells and incantations to entrap a lover, potions and drugs to enthrall or make one feel amorous - love magic is ubiquitous in our current cultural representations of magic, especially (but not exclusively) when there are women magic-users involved. Curiously, while love magic has been around for millenia, love magic was not always so firmly feminized. And that seems worth digging into. Bibliography Laine Doggett, Love Cures: Healing and Love Magic in Old French Romance. (Pennsylvania State UP, 2009). Christopher Faraone, Ancient Greek Love Magic, (Harvard UP, 2009) Gyorgy Endre Szonyi, John Dee's occultism : magical exaltation through powerful signs Jeffrey Watt, “Love Magic and the Inquisition: A Case from Seventeenth-Century Italy,” The Sixteenth Century Journal , Fall 2010, Vol. 41, No. 3 (Fall 2010), 675-689. Benjamin R. Foster, From Distant Days: myths, tales and poetry of Ancient Mesopotamia, (CDL Press, Maryland, 1995) Corinne Wieben, “The Charms of Women and Priests: Sex, Magic, Gender and Public Order in Late Medieval Italy,” Gender and History Vol.29 No.1 April 2017, 141–157. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

نتتبع في هذه الحلقة نشأة فكرة المدارس ونمرّ على تطوراتها في الحضارات المختلفة بين الفرعونية والسومرية والصينية والإغريقية والإسلامية وغيرها، وصولًا لنموذج خليل السكاكيني في القدس ولاحقًا المدارس الحديثة في الدول الاسكندنافية. انضم لعضوية صوت بلس لتسمع الحلقات قبل نشرها بدون إعلانات، بالإضافة لمحتوى حصري للمشتركين: https://sow.tl/PlusAppleندعوكم للإصغاء إلى أصوات من فلسطين من خلال الحلقات الخاصة التي نقوم بنشرها تباعًا في ضوء الأحداث الحالية: https://www.sowt.com/ar/palestineتابعوا صوت على:النشرة البريدية: https://sow.tl/newsletterإنستجرام: https://www.instagram.com/sowtpodcastsتويتر/إكس: https://twitter.com/sowtيوتيوب: https://www.youtube.com/@Sowt تيك توك: https://tiktok.com/@sowtpodcasts فيسبوك: facebook.com/SowtPodcasts تعرف على جميع برامج صوت: https://www.sowt.com/ar/podcast المصادر:- https://www.birzeit.edu/ar/blogs/sakakini-educational-vision- https://www.britannica.com/topic/education- https://www.academia.edu/795460/Ostraca_Literature_and_Teaching_at_Deir_el_Medina- https://books.google.com/books/about/Handbook_to_Life_in_Ancient_Mesopotamia.html?id=3bX3HYm5YMAC- https://books.google.com/books/about/Education_in_Traditional_China.html?id=EvLACfv6egkC- https://books.google.com/books/about/Greek_Education.html?id=_sRJAAAAIAAJ- https://shorturl.at/SyguW- https://shorturl.at/2AkHQ- https://www.researchgate.net/publication/351878614_La_francophonie_en_Turquie_de_l'Empire_a_nos_jours- https://eibm.short.gy/lPagKZ- http://piketty.pse.ens.fr/files/GalorMoavRES2006.pdf- https://youtu.be/CUm0c84rRyc?list=PLKpTasoeXDrokjbErYB9WGtdfhBXg87g7 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Send us a Text Message.For this week's episode, we're heading over to Ancient Mesopotamia for another storm bird, Anzû! How did this incredible monster have both demonic and godly origins? Can you kill it with normal weapons? Find out this week!Support the Show.You can find us on -Myth Monsters Website: https://mythmonsters.co.ukSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5RPGDjM...Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast...Google Podcasts: ...

Open your chakras, cleanse your biomagnetic sheath, and charge your treasures beneath the light of the moon, for in this Bonus Episode Eleanor offers an introduction to the history of crystal magic - while Martin expresses a bit of skepticism...Part of the "Magic and Medicines" series, they start by chatting through the earliest recorded uses of crystals in healing, worship, and for apotropaic purposes, which come to us all the way from Ancient Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt. Next they move onto discussions of Ancient Greek, Roman and Eastern systems of belief, discovering which gems and minerals were thought to offer different powers, including such diverse uses as defense in battle and immunity against hangovers!Via a range of shimmering treasures, including the Breastplate of Aaron, the diamond throne of Siddhartha, and a whole range of other glittering carbuncles, they explore how tensions in the early Christian church rubbed against these beliefs and were polished through the Medieval and Renaissance eras into very modern-sounding ideas like "Birth Stones" and "Crystal Healing."But when does a necklace become an amulet? Or a ring transform into a talisman? And are so-called 'New Age' concepts utterly divorced from scientific notions like computing, ultrasound scanners, and quantum mechanics? The answers might surprise you...The Three Ravens is an English Myth and Folklore podcast hosted by award-winning writers Martin Vaux and Eleanor Conlon.Released on Mondays, each weekly episode focuses on one of England's 39 historic counties, exploring the history, folklore and traditions of the area, from ghosts and mermaids to mythical monsters, half-forgotten heroes, bloody legends, and much, much more. Then, and most importantly, the pair take turns to tell a new version of an ancient story from that county - all before discussing what that tale might mean, where it might have come from, and the truths it reveals about England's hidden past...Bonus Episodes are released on Thursdays (Magic and Medicines about folk remedies and arcane spells, Three Ravens Bestiary about cryptids and mythical creatures, Dying Arts about endangered heritage crafts, and Something Wicked about folkloric true crime from across history) plus Local Legends episodes on Saturdays - interviews with acclaimed authors, folklorists, podcasters and historians with unique perspectives on that week's county.With a range of exclusive content on Patreon, too, including audio ghost tours, the Three Ravens Newsletter, and monthly Three Ravens Film Club episodes about folk horror films from across the decades, why not join us around the campfire and listen in?Learn more at www.threeravenspodcast.com, join our Patreon at www.patreon.com/threeravenspodcast, and find links to our social media channels here: https://linktr.ee/threeravenspodcast Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This bedtime story is about medicine and healing since the Neolithic. I will tell you about Ancient Mesopotamia and the first diagnosis and prescriptions, Ancient Egypt and the figure of Imhotep, India, and the principles of Ayurveda, or Chinese Medicine including Moxibustion and Acupuncture. We also take a look at medicine in Ancient Greece and Rome, including important figures like Hippocrates and Galen, and how this legacy passed on and was further developed in the Islamic World, Byzantium, and Medieval Europe. Then we reach the Renaissance and the steps that would lead to an increasingly scientific approach to medicine and the many discoveries of the 19th and 20th centuries, that came with important social change and professionalization (I tell you at the end about scientists like Pasteur or Koch, and Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing). Listen on Youtube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@LightsOutLibraryov⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ¿Quieres escuchar en Español? Echa un vistazo a La Biblioteca de los Sueños! En Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/1t522alsv5RxFsAf9AmYfg⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ En Apple Podcasts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/la-biblioteca-de-los-sue%C3%B1os-documentarios-para-dormir/id1715193755⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ En Youtube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@LaBibliotecadelosSuenosov⁠⁠⁠

The second Genesis story about the destruction of Jerusalem is the story of Sodom and Gomorrah, evil cities that Yahweh had to destroy for their sins. Exactly what Yahweh told Jeremiah he would do to Jerusalem. But what does the story reveal about the destruction of Jerusalem? Click here to read more about the next course: six divine comedies from the books of Samuel. Join our tribe on Patreon! Check out these cool pages on the podcast's website:Home PageWho wrote the Bible: Timeline and authorsAncient maps: easy to follow maps to see which empire ruled what and whenThe podcast is written, edited and produced by Gil Kidron

In today's episode, you will learn a series of vocabulary words that are connected to a specific topic. This lesson will help you improve your ability to speak English fluently about a specific topic. It will also help you feel more confident in your English abilities.5 Vocabulary Words Related to the topicCivilization (noun): the stage of human development and organization marked by the creation and advancement of complex societies. Example sentences: Ancient Mesopotamia is believed to be one of the earliest cradles of civilization.We read about the Indus Valley civilization which flourished around 2500 BCE.The Mayan civilization left behind amazing architectural and cultural structures.Revolution (noun): a sudden, radical, or complete change, often referring to political or social upheaval. Example sentences: The French Revolution had a huge impact on Europe.The Industrial Revolution transformed many societies.The Cuban Revolution led to the establishment of a government based on socialism.Colonization (noun): the process of establishing settlements in a new territory, often involving the control or dominance of the indigenous population. Example sentences: European powers engaged in extensive colonization in the past.The colonization of America resulted in the displacement and marginalization of Native American populations.The British colonization of India had widespread economic and political consequences.Imperialism (noun): a policy or practice of extending a nation's power and influence through territorial acquisition or economic dominance. Example sentences: The Scramble for Africa was a period of intense European imperialism in the latter part of the 19th century.The teacher told the students how important it was for them to understand imperialism.Imperialism played an important role in shaping global power dynamics in the past.Nationalism (noun): a strong sense of loyalty and devotion to one's own nation or ethnic group, often accompanied by the belief in its superiority. Example sentences: The rise of nationalism in the 19th century contributed to the formation of new sovereign states in Europe.Nationalism can have many good and bad effects on societies.The concept of self-determination is closely associated with nationalism.A Paragraph using the 5 vocabulary wordsFrom the birth of advanced societies to major societal changes, the history of the world is filled with stories of exploration, conquest, and cultural pride. Ancient Mesopotamia and the Indus Valley saw the rise of impressive city-states, while the Mayan civilization left behind remarkable architectural marvels. Revolutions like the French and Industrial transformed nations, while colonization and imperialism shaped global dynamics. The strong sense of loyalty and devotion to one's nation, known as nationalism, played an important role in the formation of independent states. These interconnected themes reveal the triumphs and challenges of humanity throughout history.If you want to sign up for the free daily English vocabulary newsletter, go towww.dailyenglishvocabulary.com

Today we read through the Dialogue of Pessimism and the Poor Man of Nippur. Both are comedies with a bit of edge to them, though in very different formats, showing the richness of ancient literature. Dialogue of Pessimism is basically a two-man standup routine, with a fair amount of philosophical ideas thrown in as part of the comedy. Poor Man of Nippur is a farce mixed with a revenge tale, grounded with a perspective we rarely see in ancient literature, the common man viewing the wealthy and powerful. It is also the subject of the world's first movie made in the Babylonian language which can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/pxYoFlnJLoE?si=jr4O7CGWpls6ulzU Also, The first Oldest Stories book, covering Sumer and Akkad, is available for purchase: https://a.co/d/64mxp6w --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/oldeststories/message

Ever wonder why there seems to a tree of life in every mythology? From Christianity to Ancient Mesopotamia, it's always around. We'll explore why and how it's represented in popular movies like, the Jungle Cruise.Support the showFollow us on Twitter and Instagram: https://twitter.com/MythsMovies https://instagram.com/mythsinmovies

Apple TV+ series: https://g.co/kgs/NBcyk5 About the Foundation series: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foundation_series Isaac Asimov interviewed on David Letterman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIB1b_8hqB0 BBC episode about Isaac Asimov and psychohistory: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000d84g A BBC Radio 4 radio production of Foundation (start with the episode at the bottom of the webpage and work up wards): https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thefoundationtrilogy Mark's call to action: Check out this sci-fi game on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/753640/Outer_Wilds/ If you enjoyed this series, you'll be interested in the SciFi Thoughts Foundation Season 1 series which you can find here: https://lancerkind.com/listen-to-the-scifi-thoughts-podcast/the-foundation/ Even life in Ancient Mesopotamia had Challenges CAVEMAN FUNK, a novelette by Lancer Kind Young Akiya is the runt of a tribe that's legendary for feats of strength. So Akiya prefers feats of intelligence but that gets him no respect from his peers. He get's into more trouble when he accidentally disrupts his tribe's corner-on-the-market of hauling goods due to his invention using levers, which becomes so popular that the neighboring tribes no longer require hauling services. To make matter worse, music television marketeers from the future are meddling with the culture of the region. At first Akiya is excited by the strangers but then realizes that there is a danger in becoming dependent. But the strangers' pull is drawing the youth away from their tribes. Akiya must find a way to save his people: join EmTeeVee with its technological magic or join with his elders who have rejected him. Caveman Funk, a novelette available on Amazon's Kindle.

Apple TV+ series: https://g.co/kgs/NBcyk5 About the Foundation series: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foundation_series Isaac Asimov interviewed on David Letterman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIB1b_8hqB0 BBC episode about Isaac Asimov and psychohistory: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000d84g A BBC Radio 4 radio production of Foundation (start with the episode at the bottom of the webpage and work up wards): https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thefoundationtrilogy Even life in Ancient Mesopotamia had Challenges CAVEMAN FUNK, a novelette by Lancer Kind Young Akiya is the runt of a tribe that's legendary for feats of strength. So Akiya prefers feats of intelligence but that gets him no respect from his peers. He get's into more trouble when he accidentally disrupts his tribe's corner-on-the-market of hauling goods due to his invention using levers, which becomes so popular that the neighboring tribes no longer require hauling services. To make matter worse, music television marketeers from the future are meddling with the culture of the region. At first Akiya is excited by the strangers but then realizes that there is a danger in becoming dependent. But the strangers' pull is drawing the youth away from their tribes. Akiya must find a way to save his people: join EmTeeVee with its technological magic or join with his elders who have rejected him. Caveman Funk, a novelette available on Amazon's Kindle.

In the heart of ancient Mesopotamia, nestled between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, a tale unfolded that blurred the lines between myth and reality. The city of Eridu, dedicated to the god Enki, held a secret known only to a select few - the Urim Stone. #anunnaki #enki #mesopotamia Enki, the god of wisdom and water, was said to have crafted the Urim Stone in the depths of the Abzu, a mystical subterranean realm. The stone was said to possess the power to maintain balance among the Anunnaki, the divine beings who shaped the destinies of mortals. The protagonist, Naram, a young and ambitious scribe in Eridu, discovered a cryptic tablet hidden deep within the temple archives. The tablet spoke of the Urim Stone and its role in preserving harmony among the Anunnaki. Intrigued, Naram delved into forbidden texts, seeking to unravel the truth behind the legends. As Naram's knowledge grew, so did the shadows that lurked in the corners of Eridu. The city's high priest, Ekur, aware of Naram's pursuits, approached him with a warning. The Urim Stone, he explained, was not just a tale; it was a relic safeguarding the delicate balance between the Anunnaki, ensuring order in both divine and mortal realms. As Naram dug deeper, he uncovered a web of intrigue and political maneuvering among the gods. The Urim Stone, it seemed, held not just power but also secrets that could sway the course of history. Whispers of discontent among the Anunnaki hinted at a struggle for control, and the Urim Stone became the coveted key to dominance. In a twist of fate, Naram found himself caught in the crossfire of divine ambitions. The gods, unaware of his mortal presence, continued their clandestine power struggles. Naram's quest for knowledge became a race against time as he sought to understand the Urim Stone's true purpose and protect Eridu from the impending divine discord. The climax unfolded within the sacred precincts of Eridu as Naram confronted the high priest Ekur, who revealed his own designs for the Urim Stone. In a dramatic turn of events, Naram, armed with newfound wisdom, faced the gods themselves, demanding they reconcile their differences for the sake of humanity. In the end, the Urim Stone, once a symbol of potential chaos, became a beacon of unity. The gods, recognizing the wisdom of a mortal, agreed to uphold the delicate balance without interference. Naram returned the Urim Stone to its hidden chamber, and Eridu flourished as a city of prosperity and enlightenment. As time passed, the tale of Naram and the Urim Stone faded into the annals of history, leaving behind a city that stood as a testament to the power of knowledge and the potential for harmony between the mortal and divine realms.

In this Halloween special, Katie tells the history of ghosts (going all the way back to Ancient Mesopotamia!) and Cindy shares about the lives of executioners in Europe during the Middle Ages to the 17th  century. 

If you enjoyed listening to this episode, hear Will talk about his space opera science fiction adventure, BLAZESKY: https://lancerkind.com/listen-to-the-scifi-thoughts-podcast/blazesky-a-space-opera-video-game/ Looking Backward, a novel about the future written in 1880s by Ed Bellamy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Looking_Backward Looking Backward on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Looking-Backward-2000-Edward-Bellamy/dp/B0B1C94PQ9/ Even life in Ancient Mesopotamia had Challenges CAVEMAN FUNK, a novelette by Lancer Kind Young Akiya is the runt of a tribe that's legendary for feats of strength. So Akiya prefers feats of intelligence but that gets him no respect from his peers. He get's into more trouble when he accidentally disrupts his tribe's corner-on-the-market of hauling goods due to his invention using levers, which becomes so popular that the neighboring tribes no longer require hauling services. To make matter worse, music television marketeers from the future are meddling with the culture of the region. At first Akiya is excited by the strangers but then realizes that there is a danger in becoming dependent. But the strangers' pull is drawing the youth away from their tribes. Akiya must find a way to save his people: join EmTeeVee with its technological magic or join with his elders who have rejected him. Caveman Funk, a novelette available on Amazon's Kindle.

Brace yourself for a journey through time as we dive into the bizarre and fascinating world of ancient sexual practices. From Viking Love Rituals to Ancient Incan Chastity Tests - you won't believe what our ancestors got up to... Buckle up, history buffs, and brace yourself for a mind-blowing journey back in time, as we unearth the hushed whispers of human sensuality from the sands of the ancient world. Welcome to our exciting video:

If you enjoyed listening to this episode, hear Will talk about producing his space opera science fiction adventure, BLAZESKY: https://lancerkind.com/listen-to-the-scifi-thoughts-podcast/blazesky-a-space-opera-video-game/ Ecumenopolis: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecumenopolis Issac Author video about Ecumenopolises: EcumenopolisesYouTube · Isaac Arthur37 minutes, 6 secondsJul 7, 2016 Tout Caveman Funk If you enjoyed listening to this episode, hear Will talk about producing his space opera science fiction adventure, BLAZESKY: https://lancerkind.com/listen-to-the-scifi-thoughts-podcast/blazesky-a-space-opera-video-game/ Ecumenopolis: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecumenopolis Issac Author video about Ecumenopolises: EcumenopolisesYouTube · Isaac Arthur37 minutes, 6 secondsJul 7, 2016 Even life in Ancient Mesopotamia had Challenges CAVEMAN FUNK, a novelette by Lancer Kind Young Akiya is the runt of a tribe that's legendary for feats of strength. So Akiya prefers feats of intelligence but that gets him no respect from his peers. He get's into more trouble when he accidentally disrupts his tribe's corner-on-the-market of hauling goods due to his invention using levers, which becomes so popular that the neighboring tribes no longer require hauling services. To make matter worse, music television marketeers from the future are meddling with the culture of the region. At first Akiya is excited by the strangers but then realizes that there is a danger in becoming dependent. But the strangers' pull is drawing the youth away from their tribes. Akiya must find a way to save his people: join EmTeeVee with its technological magic or join with his elders who have rejected him. Caveman Funk, a novelette available on Amazon's Kindle.

If you enjoyed listening to this episode, hear Will talk about producing his space opera science fiction adventure, BLAZESKY: https://lancerkind.com/listen-to-the-scifi-thoughts-podcast/blazesky-a-space-opera-video-game/ Even life in Ancient Mesopotamia had Challenges CAVEMAN FUNK, a novelette by Lancer Kind Young Akiya is the runt of a tribe that's legendary for feats of strength. So Akiya prefers feats of intelligence but that gets him no respect from his peers. He get's into more trouble when he accidentally disrupts his tribe's corner-on-the-market of hauling goods due to his invention using levers, which becomes so popular that the neighboring tribes no longer require hauling services. To make matter worse, music television marketeers from the future are meddling with the culture of the region. At first Akiya is excited by the strangers but then realizes that there is a danger in becoming dependent. But the strangers' pull is drawing the youth away from their tribes. Akiya must find a way to save his people: join EmTeeVee with its technological magic or join with his elders who have rejected him. Caveman Funk, a novelette available on Amazon's Kindle.

Throughout human history, civilizations have gazed upon the stars, attributing celestial bodies with divine significance. Among these celestial entities, the planet Venus has long captivated the human imagination. In ancient Mesopotamia, the cradle of civilization, Venus played a pivotal role in religious beliefs and mythology. Revered as the goddess Ishtar, she embodied both celestial beauty and fierce power. In this blog, we will delve into the rich history and cultural significance of Ishtar as Venus and explore how this divine connection influenced the ancient world. Venus and Mesopotamia Venus, the second planet from the Sun, is the brightest natural object in the night sky after the Moon. Its luminous appearance has led to widespread cultural associations, and Mesopotamia was no exception. The Mesopotamians were highly skilled astronomers, and they meticulously observed the movements of celestial bodies. They associated various deities with the planets, including Ishtar with Venus. Ishtar: Goddess of Love, Fertility, and War Ishtar was one of the most prominent deities in the Mesopotamian pantheon, revered as the goddess of love, fertility, and war. She embodied a complex duality of characteristics: both nurturing and destructive. Ishtar was known for her boundless beauty, love, and sensuality, but she could also unleash her wrath, bringing war and devastation. The Evening and Morning Star One of the most captivating aspects of Venus is its dual nature as both the "Evening Star" and the "Morning Star." This apparent dichotomy, as observed from Earth, deeply influenced the attributes attributed to Ishtar. As the Evening Star, Venus shines brightly in the western sky just after sunset. This aspect of Venus was associated with Ishtar's nurturing and amorous qualities, representing her as the goddess of love and sensuality. Conversely, as the Morning Star, Venus appears in the eastern sky just before sunrise. This aspect of Venus aligned with Ishtar's fierce and protective attributes, embodying her as the goddess of war and defender of her people. The Mesopotamians believed that Ishtar's presence as the Morning Star was a harbinger of victory in battle. Ishtar's Mythological Stories The mythology of Ishtar is replete with tales that highlight her divine power and influence. One of the most well-known stories is the Descent of Ishtar into the Underworld. In this epic tale, Ishtar descends to the realm of the dead to rescue her lover, Tammuz. Her journey symbolizes the changing of seasons, reflecting the cycles of life, death, and rebirth. This myth further solidified Ishtar's connection to fertility and the natural world. Ishtar's Role in Society Ishtar's veneration extended beyond mythology and religious rituals. She held a significant place in society, and her influence extended to various aspects of daily life. As the goddess of love and fertility, Ishtar was invoked by couples seeking her blessings for fertility and a fruitful marriage. Moreover, her role as a war goddess meant that warriors and kings sought her favor before going into battle, hoping for her protection and victory. Legacy and Influence The legacy of Ishtar as Venus continues to resonate through history. The Babylonians and Assyrians carried her worship beyond the borders of Mesopotamia. As civilizations rose and fell, her cult evolved but remained influential throughout the ancient Near East. In later cultures, such as the ancient Greeks and Romans, Ishtar was identified with their respective goddesses of love, Aphrodite and Venus. The parallels between these deities further demonstrate the universality of the worship of celestial bodies and their symbolic representations in various cultures. The celestial identity of Ishtar as Venus showcases the profound connection between celestial bodies and human belief systems. In ancient Mesopotamia, the worship of Ishtar as the Morning and Evening Star captured the complexity of human emotions, reflecting both love and war. As one of the most revered deities, Ishtar's influence extended far beyond religion and permeated the fabric of society. Today, the ancient legacy of Ishtar as Venus serves as a reminder of the enduring human fascination with the cosmos. The celestial beauty and mysteries of Venus continue to inspire awe and wonder, just as they did millennia ago in the hearts of those who looked to the night sky and saw the goddess Ishtar shining brightly above.

In this week's episode, we're heading over to Ancient Mesopotamia for the Bull of Heaven! How does this monster get associated with the star sign Taurus? Why was the fertility goddess Ishtar so obsessed with releasing it? Find out this week!Support the showYou can find us on -Myth Monsters Website: https://mythmonsters.co.ukSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5RPGDjM...Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast...Google Podcasts: ...

The first pillows we know of date back to Ancient Mesopotamia. They were made of stone, and only wealthy people could afford them. Unlike ancient stone pillows, the ones we use today are soft and fluffy, and many people can't sleep without hugging a big cozy pillow. But in fact, sleeping with a pillow may not be the best way to rest, as it can affect your body and your mood. Some of the pillows make you sleep in an unnatural position and don't support your head. A pillow's not gonna give you a backache all on its own, but it can make things worse. Having no pillow's better than a bad one, test it out for yourself. If you wake up refreshed without one, it's time to chuck that thing out! Of course, it can be difficult to part with your favorite pillow, but sleeping without it has many health benefits, and we did our research to introduce you to some of them. So if you feel tired when you wake up, these tips might help you! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Do you think you know the first documented ghosts? Join us in this episode as Irving Finkel reveals the secrets of the supernatural in ancient cultures. Prepare to explore the intriguing spiritual beliefs of our ancestors as we uncover the mysteries of Mesopotamia regarding ghosts and the afterlife in their society. In this episode, you will: Uncover the mysterious beliefs of ancient Mesopotamians regarding ghosts and the afterlife. Delve into the fascinating role of burial rituals and tomb-building in Mesopotamian society. Be astonished by the malevolent spirits, demons, and exorcism practices that proliferated in ancient times. Comprehend the immense significance of supernatural beliefs in shaping the understanding of the world. My special guest is Irving Finkel Professor Irving Finkel, an esteemed British Philologist and Assyriologist with a love for unravelling the mysteries of ancient Mesopotamia. As the Assistant Keeper of Ancient Mesopotamian Script, Languages, and Cultures at the British Museum, he has spent decades studying cuneiform inscriptions on clay tablets, bringing to life the stories and beliefs of long-gone civilizations. In his captivating book, The First Ghosts, he delves into the world of Sumerian, Babylonian, and Assyrian ghost stories, exploring how these ancient cultures viewed the afterlife and the spirits that inhabited it. Through his work, we gain a deeper understanding of the human experience and our enduring fascination with the supernatural. Mesopotamian Culture and the ParanormalThe ancient Mesopotamians held a particularly unique view of the paranormal, with their interpretation of death and the afterlife differing significantly from some contemporary Western ideas about spirits and life after death. In Mesopotamian culture, death was viewed as a continuation of existence in the underworld, rather than an end to life. Grave goods were buried with the deceased to be used in the afterlife and communication with the dead was a common practice, often involving dream visitations or necromantic rituals. Professor Finkel reflects on the importance of tomb-building and the burying of objects as a means of ensuring the deceased's well-being in the underworld. He also discusses ancient Mesopotamian practices of exorcism and the crucial role of magic, ritual, and incantation in dispelling malevolent spirits. World's Oldest Ghost PictureGhosts played a significant role in the daily lives of the people of ancient Mesopotamia, as evidenced by their many cultural practices and beliefs. The realm of spirits and ghosts was one full of mystery that required constant vigilance to protect oneself and maintain a harmonious relationship with the supernatural. To this end, rituals were devised and performed to banish or appease spirits and communicate with the dead. The analysis of ancient artifacts has provided invaluable and often surprising insights into the beliefs and practices pertaining to spirits and ghosts in cultures past. Among some of the most extraordinary discoveries is an ancient Mesopotamian tablet bearing what is believed to be the world's oldest depiction of a ghost. This find opens up a new lens through which to view the understanding and interaction with the supernatural in history. The tablet serves as a tangible link between the ancient Mesopotamians and their understanding of the paranormal world that existed alongside their own. This incredible discovery further emphasizes the enduring nature of humanity's fascination with the supernatural and the connections that transcend time and cultural boundaries. ⁠If you value this podcast and want to enjoy more episodes please come and find us on ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/Haunted_History_Chronicles⁠⁠ to support the podcast, gain a wealth of additional exclusive podcasts, writing and other content. Links to all Haunted History Chronicles Social Media Pages, Published Materials and more:⁠⁠⁠ https://linktr.ee/hauntedhistorychronicles⁠⁠⁠ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hauntedchronicles/message

In this episode, we connect the doctrine of Unconditional Election with Covenant Theology by observing how God chose Abram from among all of Ancient Mesopotamia to covenant with (Genesis 2:9-15; 9:8-9,11; 17:1-2; Exodus 24:7-8; 2 Samuel 7:16; Luke 22:20). Covenants Made Simple: Understanding God's Unfolding Promises to His People by Jonty Rhodes The Mystery of Christ, His Covenant, and His Kingdom by Samuel Renihan Blog - Calvinism: A Gateway to Covenant Theology

SooOOOO the Appalachia episode had some major technical difficulties that even our extreme girlbossery could not fix. It will however be up next week!! We didn't want to leave you hanging, so here is an episode from last month that we had posted exclusively on Patreon (patrons, you'll be getting an extra bonus this month). Love u also it's 1 am I am delirious and I hate computers ok xoxo enjoy -ellie The girlies are back with a super special and fun episode about their favorite Goddesses in Ancient Mesopotamia and Greece. They explain the creation myths for each religion & tell YOU why these just might be the perfect Gods to worship.

Mythology, Technology & The Fall of Man This week is our first Mini Myth! Tracey brings us the tale of Adapa and the Food of Life. Rowan and Tracey have conversations about technology, AI (we're looking at you Chat GPT), zoochosis, and ancient mythology. SourcesWorld historyhttps://www.worldhistory.org/article/216/the-myth-of-adapa/Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesopotamian_myths#The_Myth_of_AdapaSacred Textshttps://www.sacred-texts.com/ane/adapa.htmUPennhttp://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/amgg/index.htmlAndrews EDUhttps://www.andrews.edu/library/car/cardigital/Periodicals/AUSS/1981-3/1981-3-01.pdfEisenBraunshttps://www.eisenbrauns.org/books/titles/978-952-10-9491-0.htmlDuckstershttps://www.ducksters.com/history/mesopotamia/akkadian_empire.php#:~:text=The%20Akkadians%20lived%20in%20northern,but%20spoke%20a%20different%20language.History Channel https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-middle-east/mesopotamia

Troels Arboll (University of Copenhagen) joins the show to discuss his work on disease and healing in ancient Mesopotamia. Troels first defines ancient Mesopotamia both temporally and spatially and points out some of the sources we have for the period and their issues. The conversation soon reaches infectious diseases and how they were perceived and recorded by the inhabitants of Ancient Mesopotamia. This sets the stage for an overview of the difficulties of terminology in the surviving primary sources as well as the uncertainties of retrospective diagnosis that forces ambiguous ancient terms into modern-day categories. Troels subsequently surveys how the inhabitants of ancient Mesopotamia responded to infectious diseases, and touches upon the questions of healing. Finally, the conversation moves to Covid and its effects on discussions in the field.

What Was Ancient Mesopotamia? Join us today as we learn about some of the contributions this ancient civilization made. Sources: https://navajocodetalkers.org/17-mesopotamia-facts-for-kids/  https://easyscienceforkids.com/all-about-mesopotamia/  https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/Mesopotamia/353456  https://kids.britannica.com/students/article/Hammurabi/274750    Send us listener mail!  Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message  Send an email: podcast@inquisikids.com 

Was King Hammurabi's Code the first written mention of insurance? How did insurance come to be, after all? And how does history change over time? Welcome to the Insurance vs History Podcast! In this episode, I talk about King Hammurabi's Code, often considered to be the first legal code ever written and the first written mention of insurance. But is that really the case? Join me to find out! Selected Sources and Links: 1.       The Oldest Code of Laws in the World by King of Babylonia Hammurabi - Free Ebook (gutenberg.org) 2.       How the Ancient Code of Hammurabi Reveals a Society Both Similar and Alien to Ours | Discover Magazine 3.       Sea Loans at Ugarit, Jonathan Ziskind, Journal of the American Oriental Society, Jan-Mar 1974, Vol 94, No 1., pp 134-137 4.       The Ugartic Text 2106: 10-18: A Bottomry Loan? , Journal of the American Oriental Society, Oct-Dec, 1975, Vol 95, No 4., pp 612-619 5.       Bottomry Definition (investopedia.com) 6.       THE LOUVRE AND THE LAWGIVER - The Washington Post Books: 1.       Amazon.com: Weavers, Scribes, and Kings: A New History of the Ancient Near East: 9780190059040: Podany, Amanda H.: Books 2.       Amazon.com: King Hammurabi of Babylon: A Biography (Blackwell Ancient Lives): 9781405126595: Van De Mieroop, Marc: Books 3.       Amazon.com: A History of the Ancient Near East, ca. 3000-323 BC, 3rd Edition (Blackwell History of the Ancient World): 9781118718162: Van De Mieroop: Books 4.       Amazon.com: A History Of Ancient Near Eastern Law (Brill Reprints) (Handbook of Oriental Studies / Handbuch Der Orientalistik: Section One: The Near and Middle East): 9781628371796: Raymond Westbrook: Books 5.       Amazon.com: Handbook to Life in Ancient Mesopotamia: 9780195183641: Bertman, Stephen: Books 6.       The Origin and Early History of Insurance Including The Contract of Bottomry.: C.F. Trenerry, Ethel L. Gover, Agnes S. Paul: 9781584779322: Amazon.com: Books Music Credits: ·        Boulangerie by Jeremy Sherman, courtesy of NeoSounds: Boulangerie, LynneMusic | NeoSounds music library Contact Me: Website: https://insurancevshistory.libsyn.com  Email: insurancevshistory@gmail.com Twitter: @insurancevshist Instagram: @ insurancevshistory Facebook:  Insurance vs History | Facebook

In today's lesson, we explore how the Feast of Trumpets - the first day of the seventh month - became a New Year's celebration - Rosh Hashanah. In the cultures surrounding ancient Israel, the purging of sins from the king, the city, and the people marked their New Year's celebrations. In Babylon, their New Year's festival - called Akitu - even included a scapegoat ceremony to remove the sins from the king. A New Year's ritual is one of rebirth and the renewal of time so humanity can enter the new period of time free of their sins. Join us today as we explore this ancient ritual and see how closely it resembles our modern New Year's practice. Support Fig Tree Ministries: https://donorbox.org/support-figtree-ministries www.figtreeteaching.com Download the Class Handout: https://www.figtreeteaching.com/faith-lessons/rosh-ha-shanah-the-renewal-of-time#/ YouTube: https://youtu.be/StFjN1egK6A Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7mh4v8e7FDwOoPhQd7bz7Y References: Britannica - "Seasonal Renewal in Ancient Mesopotamia" - https://www.britannica.com/topic/feast-religion/The-significance-of-seasonal-renewal-in-ancient-Mesopotamia Lupercalia Festival - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lupercalia Februus - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Februus#:~:text=Februus%20is%20an%20ancient%20Italic,the%20underworld%20by%20the%20Etruscans. Antagonym: http://www-personal.umich.edu/~cellis/antagonym.html

In today's episode of the podcast, we speak with Professor Nicholas Reid, author of, Prisons in Ancient Mesopotamia. After introducing us to how Mesopotamians viewed and treated mental health, Reid talks to us about the earliest historical records on imprisonment in the history of the world.  In his book, Reid discusses the evolution of the modern prison system as it relates to ancient Mesopotamia. Together we discuss the commonalities that can be seen between the ancient and modern systems and the benefits that come from learning about past cultures' successes and weaknesses. It may seem safely assumable to believe that because we are thousands of years removed from some ancient societies and their often barbaric methods of treating humanity, that we have automatically advanced into a superior, more humane society.   But with our reliance on solitary confinement and a loss of meaning, our system is missing what could be a more healing and transformative journey. Link to blog here.

In this episode we go back to Ancient Mesopotamia and discuss the Udug--The first demons.LINKS (Support the Show)GET MY WEEKLY NEWSLETTER IN YOU INBOX! Click HereSHOP REAL DEMONS MERCH! Click HereBUY THE BOOKWORMS HORROR ZINE! Click HereJoin the Facebook Group: School of Dark ArtsSubscribe to my YouTube ChannelSummon me on TikTok for more Occult Fun @jamesippolitiYou can also check out my Instagram for behind the scenes of the show and to interact with me every single day.Got a demon you would like me to talk about, tell me over on Twitter! About The Real Demons of Pop Culture:The Real Demons of Pop Culture, is a bi-weekly podcast for occult enthusiasits and pop culture junkiesYour host, James Ippoliti aka Dr J., is the TikTok famous Retired Demon Hunter and Knower of Things. Join him every other Monday as he releases a brand new episode discussing the real demons that show up in our pop culture shows, movies, books, video games and more..Tell all of your demon loving friends that the show is available to listen to, completely free anywhere that you can find podcasts.Now, go explore and become a Knower of Things.

In this episode, we finally explore the vast and important religious tradition of ancient Mesopotamia!Sources/Suggested Reading:Bottéro, Jean (2004). "Religion in Ancient Mesopotamia". Translated by Teresa Lavender Fagan. University of Chicago Press.Michalowski, Piotr (2012). "The Mortal Kings of Ur: Short Century of Divine Rule in Ancient Mesopotamia". In Religion and Power: Divine Kingship in the Ancient World and Beyond (ed. Nicole Brisch). Chicago: The Oriental Institute.Tzvi Abusch, I. (2020). "Mesopotamian Religion". In Essays on Babylonian and Biblical Literature and Religion, Vol. 65: 5-23. Brill. Van De Mieroop, Marc (2015). A History of the Ancient Near East, ca. 3000-323 BC. Wiley-Blackwell.#Sumeria #Mesopotamia #Religion Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The list of contributors joining Lisa Mullen: Henry Eliot, author of a book of bookish lists which details everything from the different deaths of Greek tragedians to the contents of Joan Didion's travel bag; Florence Hazrat, New Generation Thinker and historian of punctuation; Liam Young, author of a book about lists as a way of organising knowledge, from Ancient Mesopotamia to Buzzfeed; and Joanna Nolan, a researcher in sociolinguistics at SOAS who asks whether lists are ever private languages. Eliot's Book of Bookish Lists, List Cultures by Liam Cole Young and An Admirable Point: A Brief History of the Punctuation Mark by Florence Hazrat and The Elusive Case of Lingua Franca: Fact and Fiction by Joanna Nolan are out now and you can hear Joanna talking about that research in a previous episode called What Language Did Columbus Speak? A Radio 3 Essay from Florence Hazrat called Pause for Thought exploring the way punctuation has developed over the centuries is available now on BBC Sounds The Free Thinking programme website has a collection of discussions exploring The Way We Live Now including episodes about breakfast, hitchhiking, immortality, writing about money, tattoos, mental health Producer: Luke Mulhall

Laurie and Joe examine how technology may have increased at an astounding pace, possibly as a result of extraterrestrial influences throughout human history, most pronouncedly since the Roswell incident. Handbook to Life in Ancient Mesopotamia, (2002), S. Bertman, Oxford University Press The Cosmic Serpent: DNA and the Origins of Knowledge, (1999), J. Narby, Tarcher Perigee Publishers, New York The Manna Machine, (1978), G. Sassoon & R. Dale, Sidgwick & Jackson Publishing, Londonhttps://www-inverse-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/ www.inverse.com/article/17208-the-4-types-of-conspiracy-theories-about-reverse-engineered-alien-technology/amp https://futurism.com/nine-most-amazing-darpa-projects https://www.worldhistory.org/sumer/ https://thecenacle.weebly.com/manna-machine.html https://www.ancient-code.com/the-pyramid-of-giza-and-the-ark-of-the-covenant-a-connection/Support us on Patreon.com

We continue this year's Shocktober with an exploration of demons and exorcism in Ancient Mesopotamia.Sources/Recomended Reading:Abusch, I. Tzvi (2020). "Babylonian witchcraft literature: case studies". Brown Judaic Studies. Scholars Press, Atlanta, Georgia.Abusch, I. Tzvi (2020). "Mesopotamian Religion". In Essays on Babylonian and Biblical Literature and Religion, Vol. 65: 5-23. Brill.Abusch, Tzvi & Daniel Schwemer (ed.) (2011). "Corpus of Mesopotamian Anti-Witchcraft Rituals". Brill.Bottéro, Jean (2004). "Religion in Ancient Mesopotamia". Translated by Teresa Lavender Fagan. University of Chicago Press.Johnston, Sarah Iles (ed.) (2004). "Religions of the Ancient World: a guide". The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press.Konstantopoulos, Gina (2020). "Demons and exorcism in ancient Mesopotamia". Article. Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences,University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan.Kotansky, Roy D. (2019). "Textual Amulets and Writing Traditions in the Ancient World". In "Guide to the Study of Ancient Magic" (edited by David Frankfurter). Brill.Van Buylaere, Greta; Mikko Luukko; Daniel Schwemer & Avigail Mertens-Wagschal (2018). "Sources of Evil: Studies in Mesopotamian Exorcistic Lore". Brill.Van De Mieroop, Marc (2015). A History of the Ancient Near East, ca. 3000-323 BC. Wiley-Blackwell.#mesopotamia #demons #ghost Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Edinburgh Fringe Festival starts this week. It's the world's biggest arts festival, an event that sells more tickets than any other event in the world, with the exception of the Olympic Games.I shall be making my way up to Scotland's capital to make my own little contribution, a new show that I haven't finished writing yet (!), “a lecture with funny bits”, about the eternal subject that is weights and measures. Why do I say eternal?Because people have been arguing about them, and trying to impose them since forever.How French revolutionaries tried to decimalise timeThe very first legal documents we have from Ancient Mesopotamia depict rulers with the rod and ring – a yardstick and a measuring string – usually being handed to them by God, as they try and standardise measures in law. Ancient Egyptian documents, illustrations and hieroglyphs abound with similar references. Scales are prominent too.The opening words of the Bible establish our basic measures of time – the day and the week. This is something the French Revolutionaries tried to do away with in 1792 when they decimalised time. One week would be ten days. One day would be ten hours. One hour would contain 100 decimal minutes, and each decimal minute, 100 decimal seconds. Thus one day would be 100,000 decimal seconds per day. When the proles discovered that meant one day off in ten, rather than in seven, the system began to meet with considerable resistance and duly kicked out. The revolutionaries may have got their metric weights and distances over the line, but time was a step too far. What is a “step” by the way, but a measure? A vague but useful measure that fitbits and iPhones and health apps have become obsessed with. I did 14,126 steps yesterday. (It was a long day). What about you?“There is to be one measure of wine throughout our kingdom, and one measure of ale, and one measure of corn,” proclaims Magna Carta. “One breadth of cloths … and let weights be dealt with as with measures.”Even today, when Boris Johnson made announcements about being able to use imperial measures again, the culture wars kicked off. In his 2019 election manifesto Johnson pledged “an era of generosity and tolerance towards traditional measurements”. To the Guardian, however, this was xenophobia and pseudoscience.Which is best – “free market” imperial or “central planning” metric?I often go to the Edinburgh Fringe to do “lectures with funny bits”. In 2016 I did one about tax, which would eventually become my book Daylight Robbery. In 2019, I did one about the philosophies of Adam Smith and how they related to the economics of the Fringe, which would eventually become a film, Father of the Fringe. This time around I thought it would be interesting to do one about weights and measures.  I've since discovered the subject is enormous and endless, which is why I haven't finished writing it yet. (It's going to be held in Adam Smith's old front room at Panmure House, so a wonderful historic setting.)The inevitable question that gets asked is: which system is better – imperial or metric? I would answer, with the bland neutrality of the on-the-fence politician, that they both have their place.I grew up with the metric system. That was what I was taught at school. But as I've grown older, I've found myself thinking more and more in  imperial. Feet make more sense to me than 30, 60, or 90 centimetres, or 1.2, 1.5 or 1.8 metres. Inches – a thumb pressed down – make more sense than centimetres. A hair's breadth means more than a micrometre. I find it easier to orient myself around pints than I do litres, around pounds – the amount you can easily hold in your hand – than I do kilos, and around yards – a pace – than I do metres.But the problem with imperial is that it was never a designed system in the way that metric is. Most measures emerged over time through use. Impractical measures got abandoned, and practical ones stuck. The buku was the distance from which the cry of a buffalo could be heard in Russia. No doubt an extremely useful measure in a country with such vast expanses of land, but of little use today. The pound we use today, however, roughly corresponds with the Babylonian “mesa”. Shoe sizes are defined by barleycorns. A fathom is one's arms outstretched – 6 foot. A really useful distance, especially for depth. 6 foot is the depth to which in water we can just about stand up in - or bounce - without having to swim.But there are a gazillion measures that found common use in history that have fallen by the wayside. It's very much a market driven system.Yet as soon as you start to analyse it with the logic of the planner, imperial measures look nuts. Just take a look at some of the flow charts to explain imperial measures on Wikipedia and elsewhere if you want to understand how nuts it looks. Why can't we just have both?Americans have a “dry gallon” and a “liquid gallon”. What's more, their gallon is not the same as our imperial gallon (one of the reasons petrol there seems SO much cheaper is that their gallon is smaller). But their gallon is the English gallon because they use the English system, which came over with the settlers.We British, however, use the imperial system with the Weights and Measures Act of 1824, long after US independence, and exported through the Empire, in part to make sure this new-fangled French metric system didn't take hold.This new-fangled French metric system came about with the French Revolution. “One king,  one law, one weight, one measure,” the Revolutionaries cried. They had, according to the BBC, some 250,000 different weights and measures – differing from town to town and district to district (talk about regional diversity) – and there was considerable fraud.Let us give them “a system for all people for all time” thought the savants, the 18th-century liberal metropolitan elite. Instead of defining measures around the human body and the immediate world around us, they thought, we will design a system around the earth itself. A metre will be one ten millionth of the distance from the North Pole to the equator. So two scientists were sent out to measure the distance from Dunkirk to Barcelona and they would extrapolate it from there. However, one of the scientists, who got arrested for sorcery, then for spying and then saw his money disappear with the hyperinflation of the assignat, under considerable pressure, fudged the data and so the measure is actually wrong. By how much? A hair's breadth.The metre has since been redefined, first around the speed of light and then around atomic movements, to give it a level of precision the ordinary yard – a pace – will never have. But those redefinitions have always used as their base that first metre which was erroneous and, slightly, fraudulent.We do need one international system of measures that everyone understands, especially for science. But, in the same way it is good to speak more than one language, so should we be familiar with more than one system of measurement. And if you want regional diversity, especially in architecture, then you should embrace diversity of measurement.Today the only countries in the world not officially on the metric system are Myanmar, Liberia and the US. But on the ground traditional measures are used everywhere - from the prevalent half kilo, effectively a pound, to brick sizes (a hand) to cargo ships . People talk and think in traditional measures, because they are practical and rooted in the world around us. Metric is abstract. Long live both.Dominic Frisby's How Heavy?, a lecture with funny bits about weights and measures, will be running at the Edinburgh Fringe from August 7-15. You can get tickets here.This article first appeared at Moneyweek. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.theflyingfrisby.com/subscribe

In this episode, Dr's J and Santhosh jump in the way back machine to learn about medicine in ancient mesopotamia! Along the way they cover sumerian gods, ashu and asipu, priestly training rounds, barbershop quartets, how to leave lasting documentation, pharmaceutical recipes and medical chants, the high cost of ancient malpractice and more! So sit back and relax as we teach you about ancient traditions in healing!Further Reading1) The Largest Surviving Medical Treatise from Ancient Mesopotamia : History of Information2) Bullutsa-rabi | Encyclopedia.com3) Medicine and Doctoring in Ancient Mesopotamia (gvsu.edu)4) Long History Records Of Medicine In Mesopotamia And Sumer | Ancient Pages5 http://enenuru.net/html/cuneiform_magic/anatomie_incant_uriii.htmSupport Us spiritually, emotionally or financially here!Twitter: @doctorjcomedy @toshyfroInstagram: @travelmedicinepodcastSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/28uQe3cYGrTLhP6X0zyEhTFacebook: facebook.com/travelmedicinepodcast

Travel through the ages with me to Ancient Mesopotamia, the world's first civilization. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/throughtheages/support

In this episode, I explore this question, “Why would anyone want to get an Astrology reading at all?” I think the simple answer is curiosity. Curiosity about the future, curiosity about the past, curiosity about the mystical, esoteric and etherial parts of life. Is this curiosity driven by something deeper in the unconscious? Something akin to consciousness evolution not just within an individual but within the collective.    TimeStamps:   00:00 min Introduction  01:50 min The future direction of the podcast  05:02 min Personal story about how I got introduced to divination  07:32 min On fortune telling  08:26 min Ancient Mesopotamia (ancient kings, predictions, and some history of astrology) 11:15 min Why do we want to know the future  13:06 min The psyche and the unconscious  13:41 min Ancestral Trauma  14:50 min Self - actualisation through astrology  16:22 min Cosmos as the mirror to our inner reality  16:52 min Myth and stories as mirrors to our souls  20:25 min Real people explaining how astrology helped them 25:00 min J.K. Rowling and Saturn  34:53 min In conclusion 

Hello, hello, hello! Today we are celebrating Indigenous People's month with two more great topics. Kat gives us a very well crafted overview of Ancient Mesopotamia, and Kaleigh takes us all the way to America and covers the absolute BAMF Sacagawea. Let's Talk:Twitter: @TINAHLpodcastEmail: thisisnotahistorylecture@gmail.comRemember to rate us on Apple Podcasts! 

We are back again this week, and we're going old school! Literally, we're looking at a God from one of the oldest schools around: Ancient Mesopotamia, and that god is none other than the god of war, and ruler of the underworld, Nergal! Nergal has a bit of an interesting story to him, from humble beginnings as a lowly god of war, to being recognized as the ruler of the underworld. But how, you might ask? Well, a lot of it has to do with interpretation, but mostly good old fashioned hard work and rage! I mean, who hasn't raged their way to the top (or bottom in this case), and Nergal basically set the world on fire to prove a point: my kind of guy. Regardless of what he did, and who he was, there's something about the ancient Mesopotamian gods that are really interesting to me. I like to think of them as the origin for most, if not all of the religious iconography we have today. There are so many parallels than can be drawn to modern demons, gods, and rituals, which isn't all that surprising really. I like to think of religion as modern day Hollywood, everything is a bit of a copy of something else just a bit older.  Our sponsor: www.morbidlybeautiful.com Merch: www.redbubble.com/people/HorrorShots Youtube Website: www.horrorshots.com Instagram: ominousoriginspod Twitter: @horrorshotsprod Facebook: Horrorshots Patreon: www.patreon.com/horrorshots

Sarah is Abraham's loyal wife, who up till the age of 90 has not "given him" a son. God/Yahweh solves this problem with some magic in a story that reveals much about how men saw the lives of women in Ancient Mesopotamia. Gil and Omri discuss. Support our podcast on Patreon! Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.