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From what we can tell, Afro-Asiatic languages originated somewhere in West Asia during the Neolithic period before Bronze Age urbane development of Early Dynastic Egypt & Sumerian civilization of Mesopotamia. In either case, North Africans and West Asians speak similar languages.

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2021-05-31

Gugalanna, the Bull of Heaven, was an ancient Sumerian god who could change into a fearsome bull. He was sent by the gods to kill Gilgamesh for rejecting the advances of Inanna-the queen of heaven. He was, unfortunately, slain by the hero.

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2021-05-25

This episode we’re off ONCE AGAIN to the cradle of civilization to show you that spending time which yo’ family really can sometimes… literally be hell. See more at Podcast.

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2021-05-18

Tiamat, Fate Grand Order

Tiamat was "a discarded womb after Genesis", becoming the origin of Sumerian mythology and the "Mother Sea". For being the mother of everything, I think she is the best mom.

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2021-05-09

FANTASY GIRLS / TOP TENS - girls of





(5) ISHTAR

Babylonian goddess Ishtar (Sumerian Inanna) - goddess of love and war, personification of the morning star, and mistress of the mysteries of death and rebirth

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2021-04-14

حكمة سومرية

الحق الذي يعطى بالذلة يجلب العار وليس الكرامة

Sumerian wisdom

A right that is given in humiliation brings shame, not honor

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2021-04-09

very proud of her scars so she's not one to hide them, I gotta find more refs tho for sumerian clothing bc what i have is sparse, but there is so little out there that remains anyway

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2021-03-28

Hehe guys~ Sorry I have been very addicted to Sid Meier's Civilzation VI lately!! been playing non stop XD 💦 Here's a random doodle of my lion boi cosplaying as MY FAV DADDEI Gilgamesh the Sumerian Leader XD 最近玩文明6上癮了 uwu 超愛這個蘇美老爹 💦‼️ 所以隨手畫了祖拉cosplay!!

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2021-03-20

forgot i drew this,
otsumeria madam. can't wait for the next pocket mirror session :)

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2021-02-23

In the Sumerian legend The Epic of Gilgamesh, the Cedar Forest is the glorious realm of the gods, guarded by the demigod Humbaba. Early versions of the legend place this forest in the mountains of Iran, while Babylonian retellings place it in Lebanon.

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2021-02-22

FFXiV Sage blades are most similar to Blaz Blue's Nu-13... the very earliest icon for an array of back weapons I can think of is Inanna / Ishtar

Sumerian iconography are where Greek n' Bible gods get their look, super influential lots of it recently destroyed in Bush Jr war https://t.co/Lhx2Y1GRiu

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2021-02-14

Been reading 's The Abominable Charles Christopher which is like if Calvin & Hobbes met Jeff Smith's Bone and went for a holiday in Sumerian mythology, + cute woodland animals.

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2021-02-10

Ghostbusters lore: IVO SHANDOR WAS AN INFLUENTIAL OCCULTIST WHO RESURRECTED A SUMERIAN CULT TO SUMMON GOZER THE TRAVELER TO DESTROY THE REALM AND BRING ABOUT BIBLICAL ENDTIMES.

Ghostbusters ghosts:

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2021-01-22

Sumerians, Chinese, Indians, & Mayans all helped https://t.co/z5FsuKQPMQ

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2020-12-24

Today in Horror, we are celebrating the 64th anniversary of the cult classic sci-fi pic THE MOLE PEOPLE centered on a party of archaeologists discovers the remnants of a mutant five-millennia-old Sumerian civilization living beneath a glacier atop a mountain in Mesopotamia.

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2020-12-02

It’s day 22 of
Today’s prompt is Nammu 🌎
She is the maternal ocean goddess that gave birth to the land in Sumerian lore.
I went with the galaxy theme instead of the ocean theme because wanted to show her as the ancient equivalent of the B… https://t.co/SzgZ8JqEXg

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2020-11-14

The sites where the similar bronzes were unearthed are far away from each other (image the distance from Paris to Moscow). The motifs were inspired from Sumerian origin.

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2020-10-28

Inktober Day 25# Enlil & Ninlil 🎎🏮🌊👫👭💕In Sumerian mythology, Goddess Ninlil has a forbidden romance with god (or goddess, versions differ) Enlil before tragedy strikes

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2020-10-25