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Lamassu at the Iraq Museum, Baghdad.. The goddess Lama appears initially as a mediating goddess who precedes the orans and presents them to the deities. [3] The protective deity is clearly labelled as Lam(m)a in a Kassite stele unearthed at Uruk, in the temple of Ishtar, goddess to which she had been dedicated by king Nazi-Maruttash (1307–1282 BC). [9]
Mesopotamian mythology refers to the myths, religious texts, and other literature that comes from the region of ancient Mesopotamia which is a historical region of Western Asia, situated within the Tigris–Euphrates river system that occupies the area of present-day Iraq.
Ancient Anatolian legendary creatures (2 C) Angels (6 C, 16 P) Arabian legendary creatures (3 C, 26 P) E. Egyptian legendary creatures (2 C, 14 P) I.
Mythology portal; Asia portal; NOTE: Since the Sumerians, Akkadians, Babylonians, Assyrians and others all shared essentially the same pantheon and belief systems, the Sumerian and Akkadian (and Assyro-Babylonian) articles should be combined under the Mesopotamian mythology / deities / legendary creatures categories.
In later Akkadian mythology, Ninshubur was syncretized with the male messenger deities Ilabrat and Papsukkal, [208] though this process wasn't complete until Seleucid times. [219] Ninshubur was popular [ 209 ] in the sphere of personal religion, for example as tutelary deity of a specific family, due to the belief she could mediate between ...
The roc is an enormous legendary bird of prey in the popular mythology of the Middle East. The roc appears in Arab geographies and natural history, popularized in Arabian fairy tales and sailors' folklore. Ibn Battuta tells of a mountain hovering in the air over the China Seas, which was the roc. [1]
A story circulates among the Shabak community in Northern Iraq about a certain ifrit who incensed Ali by his evil nature long before the creation of Adam. [d] Consequently, for the ifrit's wickedness, Ali chained the ifrit and left him alone. When the prophets arrived on earth, he appeared to all of them, beginning with Adam, and begged them ...
Pages in category "Iraqi folklore" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Ali Baba and the Forty ...