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3,200-Year-Old Mesopotamian Perfume Recreated from Ancient Text
July 26th, 2022 
Awake Goy A woman named Tapputi carried the distinction of being the first female chemist in Mesopotamia and the first female perfume maker anywhere in the world, approximately 3,200 years ago. Read more Section: Artifacts Ancient Writings News History & Archaeology Read Later Source
Nippur: The Great Mesopotamian Holy City That Gave Early Ideas Of God
April 24th, 2022 Awake Goy The ancient city of Nippur is one of the most interesting holy cities in the Middle East. Now only known as a dilapidated, prehistoric town, Nippur was once recognized as an essential religious capital in Mesopotamian culture. Read more Section: News Human Origins Religions Ancient Places Asia Read Later
4,000-Year-Old Mesopotamian Boat Near Uruk Rescued
April 8th, 2022 Awake Goy 4,000 years ago, a boat sank onto the bed of a channel of the Euphrates River, near the ancient city of Uruk. Now, archaeologists working in modern-day southern Iraq have been forced to conduct an emergency rescue excavation in order to protect its remains. Discovering a Mesopotamian Boat in the Desert The team of Iraqi-German […]
Mesopotamian Kings Were Slapped in the Face in the Ancient Akitu Festival
January 2nd, 2022 Awake Goy The Akitu festival was one of the oldest Mesopotamian festivals, dating back to the middle of the third millennium BC. It was during this twelve-day ceremonial event, which began at the first New Moon after the Spring Equinox in March/April, that a unique tradition took place in order to humble the king and remind him […]
Mesopotamian Superpowers Laying Waste To The Ancient Near East
September 30th, 2021 Awake Goy Call it Canaan, the Levant or the Ancient Near East; the region has always had a troubled history of warfare and invasions. For 400 years from 732 to 332 BC, this region incorporating Philistia, Judea and Israel has been the epicenter of the battlefields between the superpowers of Mesopotamia; the Assyrians (732 to 604 BC); […]
4,000-Year-Old Mesopotamian City Discovered In the Shadow Of Ur
July 16th, 2021 Awake Goy A 4,000-year-old urban settlement has been discovered on the road to Ur in modern Iraq. Researchers suspect the discovery represents a lost Mesopotamian city capital that was founded on the ashes of the collapse of ancient Babylonia in the middle of the second millennium BC. According to the Middle Eastern news site, Al-Monitor, a joint team […]
Nabu: Ancient Mesopotamian God of Scribes and Wisdom
February 16th, 2021 Awake Goy Nestled in the fertile region around the River Tigris and Euphrates, the historical region of ancient Mesopotamia has long been regarded as one of the earliest cradles of civilization. Home to ancient cultures of Assyria, Babylon, and Sumer, it was also the home of diverse gods and goddesses. Sumer, one of the oldest civilizations in […]
Ancient Mesopotamian Lullabies, Sung to Soothe and Warn Babies
August 14th, 2020 Awake Goy 
Lullabies are not a recent invention. In fact, they stretch back thousands of years, undoubtedly to the time before written history. Many ancient Mesopotamian lullabies, from the cultures of Babylon, Assyria, Sumer, and Hattusa have survived to the present day. Mesopotamia, as the region is referred to as a whole, stretched from the Tigris and […]
Gulf states seek nukes against Iran, had secret contacts with Tel Aviv — “ Israeli defense chief, Zio-Watch, February 15, 2016
February 16th, 2016 Awake Goy Syrian armed forces and allied volunteer fighters have recaptured three villages north of the country as the battle continues to purge militants from areas across the province of Aleppo. Syria’s official news agency SANA said on Monday that army units, in cooperation with popular defense groups, restored security and stability to Masqan village in the northern […]
