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Giant monster Huwawa – guardian of the Cedar Forest

Gilgamesh And Enkidu Undertake A Dangerous Mission To Hunt Forest Giant Humbaba

AncientPages.com | June 1, 2017

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Mighty and robust bearded warrior Gilgamesh is remembered as semi-divine King of the Babylonian epic Gilgamesh. The greatest hero of Mesopotamia is believed to

Lapis lazuli cylinder seal. A suppliant goddess (left, with necklace counterweight) stands behind the robed king (center) who pours libation before the ascending sun god who holds the rod and ring of justice and rests his foot on a rectangular chequer-board mountain. Bur-Dagan, son of Kurub-Adad, inscribed on the seal, is probably the name of the owner. From a tomb in Ur, dated c. 1900 BC. BM 121418.

Shamash: Mesopotamian God Of Sun, Truth, Justice And Healing

AncientPages.com | January 11, 2016

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Shamash was the Sun god in the mythology of the ancient Near East. He was associated with truth, justice, and healing and was one of the