Mesopotamian

Sacred texts from ancient Mesopotamia, including epics, hymns, and mythological literature.

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  • Hymn to BabylonA newly discovered Babylonian hymn praising Marduk, the Esagil temple, and the city of Babylon — celebrating its people as protectors of orphans, liberators of prisoners, and welcomers of foreigners.
  • Introduction to Mesopotamian ReligionAn introduction to the sacred literature of ancient Mesopotamia — its gods, its scribes, its clay tablets, and the civilisation that first wrote the world into being.
  • The Lament for UrThe Lament for Ur — the great Sumerian dirge for the destruction of the city of Ur by the Elamites, composed circa 2000 BCE. Translated from Sumerian.

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