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A Hotline to the Gods, Part 2 - Ancient Mesopotamia: Dead Civilization Episode 20

347 views · Published 21 September 2018 · 10:17 · Indexed 28 October 2026

Channel: Digital Hammurabi · 2018 · Entertainment

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When is a sheep's liver necessary to talk to a deity? Well, if you live in ancient Mesopotamia, pretty regularly.

This series is based on the entertaining and engaging book, 'Ancient Mesopotamia: Portrait of a Dead Civilization'. Published in 1964, this book by A. Leo Oppenheim is a standard introductory work in the field of Assyriology, and is an excellent read for the non-specialist. A free download is available via the Oriental Institute website: https://tinyurl.com/y9pobcm4

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For general information and sources relating to the Ancient Near East, we recommend these websites:
ABZU - https://bit.ly/2Cr1A8u (collection of free and open-access data)
University of Chicago Oriental Institute - https://bit.ly/2RcIiMl (great collection of free books and articles)
Livius.org - https://bit.ly/2Gzj5rx  (general encyclopedia on the ancient world)
ETCSL - https://bit.ly/2QJsAZS  (Sumerian literature)
ORACC - https://bit.ly/2QJsL7u (collection of projects relating to Mesopotamia)
EPSD - https://bit.ly/2PY99aw  (Online Sumerian dictionary)
CDLI - https://cdli.ucla.edu  (Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative) 

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Music: Brak Bnei Original Composition

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