So glad to get more ancient Mesopotamian content! When doing research for my Mesopotamian fantasy novellas, I must've left the library with at least 30 different books. (My public library has set their limit to 50 books checked out at any one time, thankfully.) If anyone is interested in this topic, I really enjoyed the book Handbook to Life in Ancient Mesopotamia by Stephen Bertman and the audiobook version of the Great Courses class titled Ancient Mesopotamia: Life in the Cradle of Civilization by Dr. Amanda Podany. This is such a fascinating era of history!
@@whiskeyhound The Handbook to Life in Ancient Mesopotamia by Stephen Bertman has a section on the justice system which I found very enlightening, but I don't know of any books specifically dedicated to the subject.
After listening all the descriptions about the daily life in ancient Mesopotamia, we can feel nothing is new in our present day life after nearly six thousand years, life stands still though all these ages. Amazing!
yup just remember when people say it was created in greece or rome they are wrong, it was all already created and invented in the 6 cradles of civilization that dont include europe at all
Outstanding documentary! I am fascinated by the ancient world, particularly the civilizations of Mesopotamia. Similar to another commentary below, "I cannot have enough of it". Thanks for your uploads!
To clarify, a sizeable chunk of Enheduanna's work (which was usually religious poetry or hymns) has survived and is deciphered, but we have no idea how it was supposed to sound like since we only have the lyrics, not the musical notation. It's believed that a lot of ancient mesopotamian literature was intended to be sung, including the epic of gilgamesh - you can find a few youtube videos of attempts at putting it to music, though these are just educated guesses.
Having studied a lot of history, and taught myself how to translate Egyptian hieroglyphs, I really appreciate what you do here. I can't tolerate ancient alien b.s.
It took Egyptologists about 20 years to translate hieroglyphs, even with the Rosetta Stone, yet you just “taught yourself”? I think the word you meant to use is “learned”.
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Excellent episode on daily life. Loved the tidbit about Kish being run by Queen Ku-Baba who rose from tavern-keeping to running a city-state. These little gems bring us closer to the ancients and underline how much more we have in common with the past.
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Humans really never change, do we? We play, we raise our children in our image. We pray, we wear pretty clothes and work to sustain ourselves and our neighbors. We tell stories, we sing and play instruments and wear makeup and build and read and write. If I were to meet a girl my age in Babylon, I think the both of us would tear up- I because even thousands of years ago people still cared for their children, and she because even thousands of years after her time, we still look up at the stars and wonder ‘what else is there?’
@@studyofantiquityandthemidd4449 And I appreciate your excellent video, and it was a superb video. You presented a great deal of information in a concise snd logical manner with many illustrations. Thank you again.
Hello there, if we are talking about Sumerian Mythology, was An (Anu) represented as a Bull?? was Enlil by a Eagle? Was Enki by a Snake? Was Kur a dragon?
These are brilliant questions and due to being a novice myself I want to actually bring on an expert to discuss Mesopotamian Mythology and answer your questions!
Not exactly an expert myself, but from what I gather the sumerian gods were almost always depicted with human appearance, though sometimes with some animal features, like wings, horns or talons (the horns might have just been a fancy headdress, it can be hard to tell). They weren't REPRESENTED as animals, but they were ASSOCIATED with them, which is to say, certain animals were used as symbols or shorthand for a particular deity. So, for example, Enki was a god of intelligence and magic, so snakes were considered to be kind of in his sphere, and sometimes were used to symbolize him, but that doesn't mean he was considered a snake god or to have a snake-like appearace in the way that, say, the mesoamericans did with Quetzalcoatl. Similarly, lions were associated with Inanna, but specifically tamed lions, because having control over wild beasts represented her power and authority. An, as far as I know, had no relation with bulls other than being in charge of the Bull of Heaven, which was, like, an actual literal bull. It's kind of similar to how christians have at times used the fish and the lamb as symbols of Jesus, and the dove as a symbol of the Holy Spirit, but that doesn't mean they believe in a fish god, lamb god or bird god. I think the one exception would be Kur, who was kind of a dragon-like underground monster, but as far as I know Kur was only considered a deity (or deity-ish figure) very early on, later Kur simply became the name of the underworld (i.e. a where, rather than a who), which was ruled by Ereshkigal, a more conventional human-like goddess.
A question I have is why most Mesopotamian gods have horned helmets. They vary in shape and size, yes, but I I haven't found even any speculation as to what their meaning was.
Hi! Excellent work! Where can I find the bibliography for the illustrations you included in the video? Especially interested by the skhema of the house at around the twelve minutes mark.
Did Sharrukim I of Akkad (the akkadian empire) conquer lands in today's Kuwait?? Or at least the territory of now Kuwait finally fell to Naram-sin (grandson of Sargon)??? Or the akkadians didn't get to Kuwait?
Hmmmm, that is truly a hard one. There are so many and “Mesopotamian” can cover such a wide range of peoples from Sumer to the Persian Empire and Beyond! But! If I had to choose from the earliest characters I’m going to shoot straight for Sargon (who arguably is the original “Moses,”) I’m a sucker for coups, dictators and etc, and so Sargon and his takeover and revolution has always interested me. And I love how he has no issue with his daughter taking a vital and important role within his society. Having a daughter myself I highly respect that.
imagine having lived off of the land your entire life, unaware that such a civilization exists, when one day, out hunting, you see it... you see a massive city as you crest a hill before you.
When you are already smart enough to build ships and cities and to organize entire campaigns, BUT you still "protect" your home from the spirits of the gaps with a certain colour of paint. The duality of the human mind never stops amusing me...
István Sipos reminds of the Roman legions who wore thin mesh as when traversing swamps to ward off evil spirits. Not sure about the evil spirits but apparently it was effective against malaria. So right yet so wrong.
PLEASE...PLEASE anyone can explain ? HOW is possible so many ,,magyar,, names in ancient Sumeria , Mesopotamia , Phonicia . KISH, KUTA, ARAD,ARPAD, UR,URUK,EREK ...URU>HIERO-SOLYMA / today jerusalem /mount TABOR , SAMOS ,KARPATHOS and lot,s more
@Barbara Mulvaney...Hungarian academic .linguists putting us in finn-ugor family , which is bullshit ...this is very strange about Sumerian geographical names ....which not exist in any other languages than magyar...but not only in Sumer but in India BIHAR , Mongolia Ulan Bator and few greek islands poros, Kos, Creta
I know I have seen photos of bent-reed buildings that are still utilized by people who actually live in the marsh zones south of old Sumer as I recall ... it would be best to look up, might be that they're call Marsh People there? Just a quick thought, but the construction that still works after thousands of years just the same is nothing to sneeze at. Looked nothing like the picture of huts in the 9th minute ^ ... and the place was big, it was attractive, cozy, and perfect for that particular environment.
They're called Marsh Arabs, and their particular type of reed building is called Mudhif. You can find plenty of google image results - some look quite fancy! Sadly, their way of life has taken a major hit in recent years, partly due to a large marsh-draining project during the Saddam Hussein era, partly due to general instability and migration.
I am going on a bioarchaeological research project in Alabama studying skeletons from the UAE Umm an-Nar period, do you have any recommendations where I can find information on this or do you think you could do a video later on?
@@hiroshima19 She kinda did, being high priest/ess in ancient Sumer meant you were also in charge of grain distribution, writing being invented partially as way to keep track of all that.
@@studyofantiquityandthemidd4449 Oh, good to know. So it is the more secular version (instead of "Before Christ") . In German we say "vor unserer Zeitrechnung" (= before our counting of time)
@@micha2909 Yes, but unfortunately, today we live in conflicts and wars, and there is no interest in our antiquities ... all antiquities are neglected, stolen and destroyed. We are suffering now .Our history is ruining💔😔
Great video! Thanks! What's with the goat-hooved-like legs on, of, or behind the chairs? They seem to be a 5th leg on the chair? th-cam.com/video/8XhhmQmoLh4/w-d-xo.html ?
Thanks for this very interesting video. Imagine : if the mesopotamians had used,at the beginning, papyrus or parchment, all their pieces of writing would be lost nowadays. Even our present media are not as lasting as clay that can stand the test of time and of fire. What about our papers,films,hard disks etc in 6 000 years or in case of fire or flood ? Of course,I am not saying that we should use clay ,the flimsiness of our media is canceled by their vast number. The mesopotamians were also the inventors of the seal-roller,the first printing technique, 4 000 years before Gutenberg !
In case of fire, clay becomes even more durable, but in case of flood it will be destroyed. Entire cities were washed away and lost forever when the Euphrates changed its course. It's a very dry area of the world so many texts survived, but the same is true for Egypt and its papyri.
Such a good video about Mesopotamia. I am preparing “Art in the Middle East” for my homeschool class next year and I love this kind of programs. Everything will be connected Next year: Bible story with Abraham being called from “Ur of the chaldeans” to World history from Sumer to Romans, and Arts will be from Sumerians, Chaldeans, Persian, etc. these kind of material help homeschool families in great ways. Thanks.
Its interesting how no one is speaking about the title shar first use...under 2 plates found in Nippur the shar of kuti (or kuchi- bulgarian tribe). He singned the tablets when he conquer the 3 known kingdoms at that time - kanasubigikabrat ( the ruller of the four quorters of the world; civilized world he means) shar of kuti ...and his name :) read and search, a lot of things are just not as officiall hystorians are telling... Anunaki - from the gods send to rule , Kanasubigi - ruller send from gods...Anunaki is the same title as the bulgarian title , in that times that was the title of the ruller of certain tribe or kingdom , no alians, no decending from the sky, no bullshit its just like king, tzar, khan and so on BUT IN OLDER TIMES :)
I raised an eyebrow at the affirmation that *all* civilizations have been hierarchical. But at least it's better than mystery-baiting/ ancient alien videos.
Those cultures who domestically recognize and practice the extension of family members as the unit seem to generally enjoy better mental health. The beginnings of the American society seemed to have inherited or engendered a very different idea of family. Everyone was to make it on their own. It seemed to be culturally a maverick mentality. The more nuclear the better. Interesting.
All Persian culture, including music, clothes, and architecture was taken from the semitic civilization of Mesopotamia(Sumerian Babylon Assyrian .akkadian). The Persians were just nomadic tribes. After their conquest of Babylon, they became civilized
@@kararfadialkadwy8838 The Elamites were contemporary with Sumer. They weren't Iranian and Sumerians weren't Semitic, but i think we can say that Sumerians were the first Iraqis and Iran's history started with Elam.
The Adamites in the Second Garden For thousands of years the sons of Adam labored along the rivers of Mesopotamia, working out their irrigation and flood-control problems to the south, perfecting their defenses to the north, and attempting to preserve their traditions of the glory of the first Eden. The heroism displayed in the leadership of the second garden constitutes one of the amazing and inspiring epics of Urantia’s history. These splendid souls never wholly lost sight of the purpose of the Adamic mission, and therefore did they valiantly fight off the influences of the surrounding and inferior tribes while they willingly sent forth their choicest sons and daughters in a steady stream as emissaries to the races of earth. Sometimes this expansion was depleting to the home culture, but always these superior peoples would rehabilitate themselves. The civilization, society, and cultural status of the Adamites were far above the general level of the evolutionary races of Urantia. Only among the old settlements of Van and Amadon and the Adamsonites was there a civilization in any way comparable. But the civilization of the second Eden was an artificial structure-it had not been evolved-and was therefore doomed to deteriorate until it reached a natural evolutionary level. Adam left a great intellectual and spiritual culture behind him, but it was not advanced in mechanical appliances since every civilization is limited by available natural resources, inherent genius, and sufficient leisure to insure inventive fruition. The civilization of the violet race was predicated on the presence of Adam and on the traditions of the first Eden. After Adam’s death and as these traditions grew dim through the passing millenniums, the cultural level of the Adamites steadily deteriorated until it reached a state of reciprocal balance with the status of the surrounding peoples and the naturally evolving cultural capacities of the violet race. But the Adamites were a real nation around 19,000 B.C., numbering four and a half million, and already they had poured forth millions of their progeny into the surrounding peoples. - The Urantia Book -
The Study of Antiquity and the Middle Ages what confused me was the fact that Sumerian and Assyrians were from different periods in history and had no interactions. However, you sited Assyria more than you did Sumeria. There were Hittite Kurds and other nations that were present in the Mesopotamia that you failed to mention.
It is to bad that in 2020 women of ancient Mesopotamia are talked about with assumed roles and ranking in society. Obviously the society was much more complex that is made out to be in this documentary and women probably more power than most men perceive.
The most important aspects of all these cultures through history is that they were all occultists. All worshipped Baal, or many other names that Satan went by. Babylon was particularity a centralized kingdom that had deep roots in Satan worship, which was the equivalent of sun worship with blood sacrifices(children) and promiscuity as a general rule. These “kings” dabbled in witchcraft, alchemy, debauchery and homosexuality with anyone they pleased. These tall towers or altars were places of sacrifice to their gods! Most of this bloodline came down from the sons and daughters of Cain and his evil ways. Why doesn’t the narrator mention any of this?
@@NEMO-NEMO Well here's the Enuma Elish, the Babylonian creation myth (Scroll down): www.ancient.eu/article/225/enuma-elish---the-babylonian-epic-of-creation---fu/ And here's a collection of Sumerian literary works etcsl.orinst.ox.ac.uk/catalogue.htm Apply your own assumptions I guess.
Merritt Animation I’m not sure we are on the same page? Your links give clear proof of the worship of Marduk. Anything that came out of Babylon was connected to Marduk. Who do you think Marduk was? Babylon was connected to the creation of the Tower of Babel. What is your interpretation of the Tower of Babel? The Kabbalah was also a creation within the Babylonian empire. The beliefs in astrology, black magic, human sacrifices, alchemy are all occult worship systems.
@@NEMO-NEMO I think you're making a lot of assumptions here. Yes Marduk was the patron deity of Babylon, yet you're jumping to the conclusion that because he was such that everything in the city was centered around him. The Babylonians were polytheists you know (and Marduk wasn't the sun god, that was Shamash). Additionally, you make the assumption that as the Babylonians were pagans, they must have committed all the acts specified above But as the texts linked above describe, they at worst only were astrologers and practicers of black magic (I have no idea what you think that is. I assume generic spells). You offer no primary sources from the Babylonians or any of their predecessors committed human sacrifice or alchemy. Heck the Kabbalah has any occultist uses it these days was created by Jews, and the original concept is Assyrian, not Babylonian.
I don't mean to bitch, or disrespect this work, as it has good information. But this is probably why I was so bored with history as a kid. I don't want to stare at a bunch of paintings and hieroglyphs with all this "profound/mystical" music along with a narrator jabbering about the cultural customs. It makes it seem as if past eras are boring animated movies, and keeps them alien to us. Aside from the one clip on 1:34, this does nothing to show what actual "daily life" would've looked like. So the title is very misleading. Same as nearly every friggin' video I've seen in my life that depicts historical eras. Even the vast majority of FICTIONAL Medieval and Old West movies are just a bunch of romanticized fighting adventures, obviously exaggerated and unrealistic. I don't give a damn about any of this. That does not depict those eras in general...any more than military movies depict general contemporary life. Once, JUST ONCE, I want to see something that actually shows what day-to-day life would be like for an average person in a given era. An actual concept of a family conducting its daily affairs: waking the children and getting them ready for school, walking around the neighborhood (or equivalent to it), running into friends while shopping at the market, family dinners, recreational activities, etc. I know all of this existed in Mesopotamia. So why is this so friggin' hard to produce? End of rant.
Joshua Marks work oozes with sexism. His interpretations of gender are always derogatory, and he never substantiates his rancid opinions with citations. I hope he cites his work on his dating apps, so he comes with a warning.
@@micha2909 sumerians were not semetic and their language is close to Kurdish, and it is written on their ancient tablets the name of kurds example like ( karda - qurda - Kardai - Kurda - Gurda) many other examples, Alps scholars agree that sumerians were A migrated group that settled in Southern Kurdistan, Many scholars say that while they were not semetic, The only place these sumerians would been descended of is the Kurdistan mountains, Also I have seen scholar point out that sumerians actually said our ancestors settled in the mountains, Please check old books of history about these people you will see it
@@AymoNation The Sumerian language is not related to any other language, we don't know where they came from. Maybe they have always been there. Same with their neighbors, the Elamites. Their language is totally isolated too. Elam is in Iran but Elamite language is not related to any Iranian language. Kurdish is an Iranian language so it is related to other languages in Western Asia and even with ancient languages of India and Europe like Sanskrit or Celtic.
So refreshing to find real information about ancient history on TH-cam. Thanks so much for this!
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So glad to get more ancient Mesopotamian content! When doing research for my Mesopotamian fantasy novellas, I must've left the library with at least 30 different books. (My public library has set their limit to 50 books checked out at any one time, thankfully.) If anyone is interested in this topic, I really enjoyed the book Handbook to Life in Ancient Mesopotamia by Stephen Bertman and the audiobook version of the Great Courses class titled Ancient Mesopotamia: Life in the Cradle of Civilization by Dr. Amanda Podany. This is such a fascinating era of history!
@Sarah Asaad Aww, of course! Hopefully someday I'll be able to visit. ✈️ ♥️
I'm interested in learning more about Crime and Punishment in Mesopotamia, is there a particular book that you'd recommend?
@@whiskeyhound The Handbook to Life in Ancient Mesopotamia by Stephen Bertman has a section on the justice system which I found very enlightening, but I don't know of any books specifically dedicated to the subject.
@@elihinze3161 Thanks, that's a big help.
So refreshing to learn about daily life, instead of kings and conquests.
After listening all the descriptions about the daily life in ancient Mesopotamia, we can feel nothing is new in our present day life after nearly six thousand years, life stands still though all these ages. Amazing!
yup just remember when people say it was created in greece or rome they are wrong, it was all already created and invented in the 6 cradles of civilization that dont include europe at all
Yea, except now we have E-Z Mac!
@Irish Jester all it is is math, ancient Maya could calculate gargantuan numbers to predict cycles of the planets thousands of years in time.
But they try to make the non european world seem primitive 😂 @@krono5el
Outstanding documentary! I am fascinated by the ancient world, particularly the civilizations of Mesopotamia. Similar to another commentary below, "I cannot have enough of it". Thanks for your uploads!
Enheduanna is also considered the earliest known composer of music whose hymns survive, though as yet undeciphered.
To clarify, a sizeable chunk of Enheduanna's work (which was usually religious poetry or hymns) has survived and is deciphered, but we have no idea how it was supposed to sound like since we only have the lyrics, not the musical notation. It's believed that a lot of ancient mesopotamian literature was intended to be sung, including the epic of gilgamesh - you can find a few youtube videos of attempts at putting it to music, though these are just educated guesses.
Juan Juri yes! thank you! I appreciate your clarification.
@@juanjuri6127 I've seen some of those, and they're absolutely entrancing!
Brilliant. More please Nick.
Barbara Young I’ve got you covered!
Having studied a lot of history, and taught myself how to translate Egyptian hieroglyphs, I really appreciate what you do here. I can't tolerate ancient alien b.s.
Love your enthusiasm and support! And I feel the same way!
It took Egyptologists about 20 years to translate hieroglyphs, even with the Rosetta Stone, yet you just “taught yourself”? I think the word you meant to use is “learned”.
spindoc why can’t he state that he taught himself? That he learned is implied.
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Excellent episode on daily life. Loved the tidbit about Kish being run by Queen Ku-Baba who rose from tavern-keeping to running a city-state. These little gems bring us closer to the ancients and underline how much more we have in common with the past.
elliza a.rahim this is a fantastic point to make! Thanks for watching and enjoying the episode! I loved that part as well.
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You can also read books about this
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Humans really never change, do we? We play, we raise our children in our image. We pray, we wear pretty clothes and work to sustain ourselves and our neighbors. We tell stories, we sing and play instruments and wear makeup and build and read and write. If I were to meet a girl my age in Babylon, I think the both of us would tear up- I because even thousands of years ago people still cared for their children, and she because even thousands of years after her time, we still look up at the stars and wonder ‘what else is there?’
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Hello there, if we are talking about Sumerian Mythology, was An (Anu) represented as a Bull?? was Enlil by a Eagle? Was Enki by a Snake?
Was Kur a dragon?
These are brilliant questions and due to being a novice myself I want to actually bring on an expert to discuss Mesopotamian Mythology and answer your questions!
Not exactly an expert myself, but from what I gather the sumerian gods were almost always depicted with human appearance, though sometimes with some animal features, like wings, horns or talons (the horns might have just been a fancy headdress, it can be hard to tell). They weren't REPRESENTED as animals, but they were ASSOCIATED with them, which is to say, certain animals were used as symbols or shorthand for a particular deity. So, for example, Enki was a god of intelligence and magic, so snakes were considered to be kind of in his sphere, and sometimes were used to symbolize him, but that doesn't mean he was considered a snake god or to have a snake-like appearace in the way that, say, the mesoamericans did with Quetzalcoatl. Similarly, lions were associated with Inanna, but specifically tamed lions, because having control over wild beasts represented her power and authority. An, as far as I know, had no relation with bulls other than being in charge of the Bull of Heaven, which was, like, an actual literal bull.
It's kind of similar to how christians have at times used the fish and the lamb as symbols of Jesus, and the dove as a symbol of the Holy Spirit, but that doesn't mean they believe in a fish god, lamb god or bird god.
I think the one exception would be Kur, who was kind of a dragon-like underground monster, but as far as I know Kur was only considered a deity (or deity-ish figure) very early on, later Kur simply became the name of the underworld (i.e. a where, rather than a who), which was ruled by Ereshkigal, a more conventional human-like goddess.
@@juanjuri6127 thanks, didn't Anatolians (maybe some Indo-Europeans thrown in there) linked Enlil with a Eagle??
are the waters of heaven navigable?
what was the beast that guarded the cedar forest?
where did the gods come down from, and why did they need women?
A question I have is why most Mesopotamian gods have horned helmets. They vary in shape and size, yes, but I I haven't found even any speculation as to what their meaning was.
Hi! Excellent work!
Where can I find the bibliography for the illustrations you included in the video?
Especially interested by the skhema of the house at around the twelve minutes mark.
I prefer to think those representations of kings (2:43)
as being substantially bigger than their subjects
are - because- they were
Great video
Thank you Mark!
14:58 Wow, they had toy trucks thousands of years before trucks were invented. Impressive.
Did Sharrukim I of Akkad (the akkadian empire) conquer lands in today's Kuwait??
Or at least the territory of now Kuwait finally fell to Naram-sin (grandson of Sargon)???
Or the akkadians didn't get to Kuwait?
I believe present-day Kuwait did fall under Akkadian territory.
Parts of it, yes.
@@waqqashanafi and then, sid Babylon-sealand and later Babylons conquer and held that territory??
Liked the video so far just for the intro :) now on to the entertainment!
Glad to hear that! I’m experimenting with layers for the first time and I’m happy for this positive feedback!
@@studyofantiquityandthemidd4449 it was awesome man
Which ancient Mesopotamian leader is your favorite and why?
Hmmmm, that is truly a hard one. There are so many and “Mesopotamian” can cover such a wide range of peoples from Sumer to the Persian Empire and Beyond! But! If I had to choose from the earliest characters I’m going to shoot straight for Sargon (who arguably is the original “Moses,”) I’m a sucker for coups, dictators and etc, and so Sargon and his takeover and revolution has always interested me. And I love how he has no issue with his daughter taking a vital and important role within his society. Having a daughter myself I highly respect that.
@@studyofantiquityandthemidd4449 Thank you for replying to my question! :)
@@studyofantiquityandthemidd4449 Same. We know so little about him yet he's very interesting even without the mythological aspects.
imagine having lived off of the land your entire life, unaware that such a civilization exists, when one day, out hunting, you see it... you see a massive city as you crest a hill before you.
Hard to imagine!
This was an interesting look at various aspects of ancient Mesopotamian culture, but it never really did describe what "daily life" was like.
Very nice👌
Glad to hear the humility in how similar we still are to ancient humans.
When you are already smart enough to build ships and cities and to organize entire campaigns, BUT you still "protect" your home from the spirits of the gaps with a certain colour of paint. The duality of the human mind never stops amusing me...
István Sipos reminds of the Roman legions who wore thin mesh as when traversing swamps to ward off evil spirits. Not sure about the evil spirits but apparently it was effective against malaria. So right yet so wrong.
People still put ashes on their forehead in 2020 for Ash Wednesday . Humans for ya lol We're ridiculous in every way smh
You be shocked by modern day ghost stories then. I myself have seen literal demons
PLEASE...PLEASE anyone can explain ? HOW is possible so many ,,magyar,, names in ancient Sumeria , Mesopotamia , Phonicia . KISH, KUTA, ARAD,ARPAD, UR,URUK,EREK ...URU>HIERO-SOLYMA / today jerusalem /mount TABOR , SAMOS ,KARPATHOS and lot,s more
In what way are those names Hungarian?
@@merrittanimation7721 YES THEY ARE HUNGARIAN /MAGYAR / NAMES WE USING EVEN TODAY
@Barbara Mulvaney...Hungarian academic .linguists putting us in finn-ugor family , which is bullshit ...this is very strange about Sumerian geographical names ....which not exist in any other languages than magyar...but not only in Sumer but in India BIHAR , Mongolia Ulan Bator and few greek islands poros, Kos, Creta
I loved this.
Hi can you make a video about how ordinary people’s houses were like in ancient Mesopotamia?
I know I have seen photos of bent-reed buildings that are still utilized by people who actually live in the marsh zones south of old Sumer as I recall ... it would be best to look up, might be that they're call Marsh People there?
Just a quick thought, but the construction that still works after thousands of years just the same is nothing to sneeze at. Looked nothing like the picture of huts in the 9th minute ^ ... and the place was big, it was attractive, cozy, and perfect for that particular environment.
They're called Marsh Arabs, and their particular type of reed building is called Mudhif. You can find plenty of google image results - some look quite fancy!
Sadly, their way of life has taken a major hit in recent years, partly due to a large marsh-draining project during the Saddam Hussein era, partly due to general instability and migration.
I am going on a bioarchaeological research project in Alabama studying skeletons from the UAE Umm an-Nar period, do you have any recommendations where I can find information on this or do you think you could do a video later on?
Women were not taught how to write but how about the high priestess? They surely had to be able to read and write.
I would assume Enheduanna knew how to write so I agree that at least some women had to know how to read a write.
I have a feeling rich people (male and female) did
I had read somewhere high class women were talk to read and write, but I don't remember where.
The high priestess doesn't need to be literate, she just needed to have a vagina
@@hiroshima19 She kinda did, being high priest/ess in ancient Sumer meant you were also in charge of grain distribution, writing being invented partially as way to keep track of all that.
I know the abbreviation "BC". But what is meant by "BCE"?
Juan Zulu hey! It’s typically used to say Before Common Era but some people also use it as Before Christian Era.
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Oh, good to know. So it is the more secular version (instead of "Before Christ") .
In German we say "vor unserer Zeitrechnung" (= before our counting of time)
Juan Zulu exactly! And that’s very interesting, I didn’t know about that term! Thanks for mentioning that!
Very Nice
I appreciate that!
My great iraq lands. The first cavlization on earth and law and write and everything. God bless my great country Iraqi ❤
Your country is indeed a very special place and you have every reason to take pride in your history! :)
@@micha2909 Yes, but unfortunately, today we live in conflicts and wars, and there is no interest in our antiquities ... all antiquities are neglected, stolen and destroyed. We are suffering now .Our history is ruining💔😔
Great video! Thanks! What's with the goat-hooved-like legs on, of, or behind the chairs? They seem to be a 5th leg on the chair? th-cam.com/video/8XhhmQmoLh4/w-d-xo.html ?
kind of similar to ancient S.asian society but really different too as well...Simple Cotton was what ancient S.asiand wore though.
What kind of foods they eat
Thanks for this very interesting video. Imagine : if the mesopotamians had used,at the beginning, papyrus or parchment, all their pieces of writing would be lost nowadays. Even our present media are not as lasting as clay that can stand the test of time and of fire. What about our papers,films,hard disks etc in 6 000 years or in case of fire or flood ? Of course,I am not saying that we should use clay ,the flimsiness of our media is canceled by their vast number. The mesopotamians were also the inventors of the seal-roller,the first printing technique, 4 000 years before Gutenberg !
In case of fire, clay becomes even more durable, but in case of flood it will be destroyed. Entire cities were washed away and lost forever when the Euphrates changed its course.
It's a very dry area of the world so many texts survived, but the same is true for Egypt and its papyri.
But why kill the builders son it's messed up. What did the builders son do? What if the builders son was a grown independent man?
By your logic, the only person who can complain is the one who died. And since the little boy is dead, crushed under a fallen roof, he can't complain.
waqqashanafi what logic i simply asked questions
we have similar kind of beds in S.asian rural areas. The one made with ropes and wood.
Did they have beer?
Such a good video about Mesopotamia. I am preparing “Art in the Middle East” for my homeschool class next year and I love this kind of programs. Everything will be connected Next year: Bible story with Abraham being called from “Ur of the chaldeans” to World history from Sumer to Romans, and Arts will be from Sumerians, Chaldeans, Persian, etc. these kind of material help homeschool families in great ways. Thanks.
Its interesting how no one is speaking about the title shar first use...under 2 plates found in Nippur the shar of kuti (or kuchi- bulgarian tribe). He singned the tablets when he conquer the 3 known kingdoms at that time - kanasubigikabrat ( the ruller of the four quorters of the world; civilized world he means) shar of kuti ...and his name :) read and search, a lot of things are just not as officiall hystorians are telling... Anunaki - from the gods send to rule , Kanasubigi - ruller send from gods...Anunaki is the same title as the bulgarian title , in that times that was the title of the ruller of certain tribe or kingdom , no alians, no decending from the sky, no bullshit its just like king, tzar, khan and so on BUT IN OLDER TIMES :)
I raised an eyebrow at the affirmation that *all* civilizations have been hierarchical. But at least it's better than mystery-baiting/ ancient alien videos.
Those cultures who domestically recognize and practice the extension of family members as the unit seem to generally enjoy better mental health.
The beginnings of the American society seemed to have inherited or engendered a very different idea of family. Everyone was to make it on their own. It seemed to be culturally a maverick mentality. The more nuclear the better. Interesting.
The fruits and vegetables mentioned would not have much resembled our modern versions. I'd love to see what they were like.
Also the beer, i guess...
Without works of confusion of the artwork this is the same information as the story in the bible from Genesis to malachi
Mesopotamia the land I conquered in one day I knew it and Persia was valuable in history
All Persian culture, including music, clothes, and architecture was taken from the semitic civilization of Mesopotamia(Sumerian Babylon Assyrian .akkadian). The Persians were just nomadic tribes. After their conquest of Babylon, they became civilized
@@kararfadialkadwy8838 The Elamites were contemporary with Sumer. They weren't Iranian and Sumerians weren't Semitic, but i think we can say that Sumerians were the first Iraqis and Iran's history started with Elam.
longest 25 minutes of my life
The more things change the more they stay the same
How life is the same as in Ancient times Family War Love God Bless✌❤
I think I can summarise it all up. They woke up. Took a leak and a dump, went through the day and got to sleep again
The Adamites in the Second Garden
For thousands of years the sons of Adam labored along the rivers of Mesopotamia, working out their irrigation and flood-control problems to the south, perfecting their defenses to the north, and attempting to preserve their traditions of the glory of the first Eden.
The heroism displayed in the leadership of the second garden constitutes one of the amazing and inspiring epics of Urantia’s history. These splendid souls never wholly lost sight of the purpose of the Adamic mission, and therefore did they valiantly fight off the influences of the surrounding and inferior tribes while they willingly sent forth their choicest sons and daughters in a steady stream as emissaries to the races of earth. Sometimes this expansion was depleting to the home culture, but always these superior peoples would rehabilitate themselves.
The civilization, society, and cultural status of the Adamites were far above the general level of the evolutionary races of Urantia. Only among the old settlements of Van and Amadon and the Adamsonites was there a civilization in any way comparable. But the civilization of the second Eden was an artificial structure-it had not been evolved-and was therefore doomed to deteriorate until it reached a natural evolutionary level.
Adam left a great intellectual and spiritual culture behind him, but it was not advanced in mechanical appliances since every civilization is limited by available natural resources, inherent genius, and sufficient leisure to insure inventive fruition. The civilization of the violet race was predicated on the presence of Adam and on the traditions of the first Eden. After Adam’s death and as these traditions grew dim through the passing millenniums, the cultural level of the Adamites steadily deteriorated until it reached a state of reciprocal balance with the status of the surrounding peoples and the naturally evolving cultural capacities of the violet race.
But the Adamites were a real nation around 19,000 B.C., numbering four and a half million, and already they had poured forth millions of their progeny into the surrounding peoples. - The Urantia Book -
As I watched this, I came to think once again, nothing new under the sun.
Thank you sir
Please WATCH TAMIL CHINTHANIYALAR PERAVI IT'S giving us about TAMIL HISTORY please WATCH thank you
More Americanised history. His first quote about Mesopotamia is from that great Sumerian scholar, Thornton Wilder.
I'm satisfied, for now.
Lived like modern humans minus electricity. We havent changed much.....
I'm ⚔assyrian⚔ from Nineveh love this video i might invade TH-cam
With all due respect...being from Mesopotamia I learned nothing here...very confusing.
What did you find confusing?
The Study of Antiquity and the Middle Ages what confused me was the fact that Sumerian and Assyrians were from different periods in history and had no interactions. However, you sited Assyria more than you did Sumeria. There were Hittite Kurds and other nations that were present in the Mesopotamia that you failed to mention.
I BET I suggest going to the original article that’s cited above in the description which also cites references, that should clear up the confusion!
never excited the ancient world
Sargon the great is mention in the Bible 🤔 that’s cool
The Bible is so true, great video.
At least Teachers were respected 😂
In Indonesia temple have sumerian people statue, really strange!;;
lol indonesia Is a islamic country.
B.C. and A.D. for the ones that matter.
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this would probably still be better than living in mid evil europe
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Beer!
It is to bad that in 2020 women of ancient Mesopotamia are talked about with assumed roles and ranking in society. Obviously the society was much more complex that is made out to be in this documentary and women probably more power than most men perceive.
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Mobiles collapse
Who told you that girls we’re not allowed to to to school??? Check your sources!!
The most important aspects of all these cultures through history is that they were all occultists. All worshipped Baal, or many other names that Satan went by. Babylon was particularity a centralized kingdom that had deep roots in Satan worship, which was the equivalent of sun worship with blood sacrifices(children) and promiscuity as a general rule. These “kings” dabbled in witchcraft, alchemy, debauchery and homosexuality with anyone they pleased. These tall towers or altars were places of sacrifice to their gods! Most of this bloodline came down from the sons and daughters of Cain and his evil ways. Why doesn’t the narrator mention any of this?
Because you're basing your assumptions on rumors and you're probably not using primary sources for your information?
Merritt Animation Give me an example of one, plz?
@@NEMO-NEMO Well here's the Enuma Elish, the Babylonian creation myth (Scroll down): www.ancient.eu/article/225/enuma-elish---the-babylonian-epic-of-creation---fu/
And here's a collection of Sumerian literary works
etcsl.orinst.ox.ac.uk/catalogue.htm
Apply your own assumptions I guess.
Merritt Animation I’m not sure we are on the same page? Your links give clear proof of the worship of Marduk. Anything that came out of Babylon was connected to Marduk. Who do you think Marduk was? Babylon was connected to the creation of the Tower of Babel. What is your interpretation of the Tower of Babel? The Kabbalah was also a creation within the Babylonian empire. The beliefs in astrology, black magic, human sacrifices, alchemy are all occult worship systems.
@@NEMO-NEMO I think you're making a lot of assumptions here. Yes Marduk was the patron deity of Babylon, yet you're jumping to the conclusion that because he was such that everything in the city was centered around him. The Babylonians were polytheists you know (and Marduk wasn't the sun god, that was Shamash). Additionally, you make the assumption that as the Babylonians were pagans, they must have committed all the acts specified above But as the texts linked above describe, they at worst only were astrologers and practicers of black magic (I have no idea what you think that is. I assume generic spells). You offer no primary sources from the Babylonians or any of their predecessors committed human sacrifice or alchemy. Heck the Kabbalah has any occultist uses it these days was created by Jews, and the original concept is Assyrian, not Babylonian.
We will be returning to simple living soon. Learn what you can.
Summerian Akkadian Babylonian all we are Assyrians 👑👑👑❤️🤍💙
Today the almighty dollar is our god.
Cat Boy! PJ MASKS!
I don't mean to bitch, or disrespect this work, as it has good information. But this is probably why I was so bored with history as a kid. I don't want to stare at a bunch of paintings and hieroglyphs with all this "profound/mystical" music along with a narrator jabbering about the cultural customs. It makes it seem as if past eras are boring animated movies, and keeps them alien to us. Aside from the one clip on 1:34, this does nothing to show what actual "daily life" would've looked like. So the title is very misleading.
Same as nearly every friggin' video I've seen in my life that depicts historical eras. Even the vast majority of FICTIONAL Medieval and Old West movies are just a bunch of romanticized fighting adventures, obviously exaggerated and unrealistic. I don't give a damn about any of this. That does not depict those eras in general...any more than military movies depict general contemporary life.
Once, JUST ONCE, I want to see something that actually shows what day-to-day life would be like for an average person in a given era. An actual concept of a family conducting its daily affairs: waking the children and getting them ready for school, walking around the neighborhood (or equivalent to it), running into friends while shopping at the market, family dinners, recreational activities, etc. I know all of this existed in Mesopotamia. So why is this so friggin' hard to produce?
End of rant.
😂 that’s a lotta bitching!
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A bit stuffy. "Girls dressed like their mother -boys like their father. " Groan.
Mascara?
Interesting though.
Joshua Marks work oozes with sexism. His interpretations of gender are always derogatory, and he never substantiates his rancid opinions with citations. I hope he cites his work on his dating apps, so he comes with a warning.
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CE and BCE makes no sense because they date from the birth of Crist so why not use the proper way of BC and AD? Oh, your atheists. Now I understand 👍
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Mesopotamia real Inhabitants are kurds
Certainly not in the south where Sumer was located. The ancient Medes might be ancestors of Kurds but they lived in modern day northwest Iran.
@@micha2909 sumerians were not semetic and their language is close to Kurdish, and it is written on their ancient tablets the name of kurds example like ( karda - qurda - Kardai - Kurda - Gurda) many other examples, Alps scholars agree that sumerians were A migrated group that settled in Southern Kurdistan, Many scholars say that while they were not semetic, The only place these sumerians would been descended of is the Kurdistan mountains, Also I have seen scholar point out that sumerians actually said our ancestors settled in the mountains, Please check old books of history about these people you will see it
@@AymoNation The Sumerian language is not related to any other language, we don't know where they came from. Maybe they have always been there. Same with their neighbors, the Elamites. Their language is totally isolated too. Elam is in Iran but Elamite language is not related to any Iranian language.
Kurdish is an Iranian language so it is related to other languages in Western Asia and even with ancient languages of India and Europe like Sanskrit or Celtic.
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But what does it mean?