1.2 Hell: Views of the Underworld in Mesopotamia

If you find that I may have made a mistake or would like to add something please comment and contribute!

Links on the material mentioned here:

Books Mentioned:

Myths from Mesopotamia: Creation, the Flood, Gilgamesh, and Others
http://www.amazon.com/Myths-Mesopotamia-Creation-Gilgamesh-Classics/dp/019283...

Ancient Near Eastern Texts Relating to the Old Testament with Supplement
http://www.amazon.com/Ancient-Eastern-Relating-Testament-Supplement/dp/069103...

Recommended:

The Sumerians: Their History, Culture, and Character
http://www.amazon.com/Sumerians-History-Culture-Character-Phoenix/dp/02264523...

Gods, Demons and Symbols of Ancient Mesopotamia: An Illustrated Dictionary
http://www.amazon.com/Gods-Demons-Symbols-Ancient-Mesopotamia/dp/0292707940/r...

Correction: The Bull of Heaven was released on Enkidu and Gilgamesh due to the fact that Gilgamesh shunned Ishtar's marriage proposal. They kill the bull, Ishtar complains to the gods and Enkidu is cursed to die.

Chart of the Mesopotamian Gods:
http://faculty.gvsu.edu/websterm/Mesochart.html

Chart on Greek and Roman Gods:
http://www.jeddy.org/sm/chart.html

On Ancient Near Eastern Texts:
http://www.piney.com/BabIndex.html

Relevant Literature.
Erra and Ishum -(The Heavenly battle to over throw Marduk)
http://www.piney.com/Baberraishum.html

Descent Of Inanna
http://www.piney.com/InanasDescNetherKram.html

Nergal and Ereshkigal
http://www.piney.com/BabMarNergal.html


Ishtar and Izdubar
http://www.beyondweird.com/Magick/ane/iai/index.htm

Epic of Gilgamesh
http://www.sacred-texts.com/ane/eog/index.htm

Adapa and the food of life:
http://www.sacred-texts.com/ane/adapa.htm

Be sure to visit the Flat Earth Study by Danmill23 at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6xKLry-qNs&feature=channel_page

Extra Credit:
Compare the Mesopotamian "Table of Destinies":
http://www.deliriumsrealm.com/delirium/articleview.asp?Post=95

Hebrew "Book of Fate",
http://www.sacred-texts.com/bib/jub/jub71.htm

"Lawh" al-mahfuz or "Preserved Tablet"
http://www.islamic-dictionary.com/index.php?word=lawh

"Seal of Destinies".
http://www.gatewaystobabylon.com/essays/wisdomninurta.html

Book of life:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_Life

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[pkrska]

Enlil was also known a Ilu = i l u

Enki = Ea

Enlil = Ilu

[wayman29]

@pkrska Thanks!

[sandbar3000]

Very monotone voice.

[wayman29]

Yes that's why I never got into singing . Thanks for stopping by.

[possum2u]

wow wayman thanks for all this scholarship I'm taking a BS in Web Design and I don't have the time to study the things I like lol! So I play this while I'm doing my math homework, you're a life saver!!

[sandbar3000]

@pkrska, what? Who? Did you see that I made the above comment of "very monotone voice" about a year ago?

[pkrska]

@sandbar3000 Very insulting

[Aniihya]

Its Tammuz! Dont pronounce it Tamazu!

And you pronounce everything so American.

[littlehollowshell]

I can't believe you link Persephone to Ereshkigal. But to each their own, and I suppose it can be argued...

[Atheistsareretards]

According to atheists the sun is hell, acording to christians..the sun gives light.