Only few women are known by name in Mesopotamian history. Sure enough, the attestations of women doing business and going about their daily life are plentiful enough, but the big deeds are almost exclusively ascribed to men. An exception is Sammu-ramat, of whom you might have heard under her hellenised name Semiramis. The legend surrounding … Continue reading The most renowned of all women

One Mesopotamian who really understood how things work, was Berossos. Let me introduce you. Meet Bel-re'ûshunu aka Berossos Berossos is the Greek version of the Babylonian name Bel-re'ûshunu, "Bel is their shepherd". The man does not appear once in the cuneiform documentation (though some contest this), but is quite widely attested in Greek, Latin and … Continue reading Berossos: in between two cultures

Today here for you, my favourite Mesopotamian myth: Adapa and the South Wind. The Story Adapa is a priest in the temple of Ea in Eridu. He is Ea's favourite human, and therefore the god has bestowed great wisdom upon him. One day, Adapa goes out fishing, but suddenly the South Wind blows very hard … Continue reading Adapa the human