Kesh — may refer to: * Kesh (Sumer), an ancient Sumerian city and religious center * Kesh, the former name of Shahrisabz, Uzbekistan * Keş, Azerbaijan * Kesh, County Fermanagh, a small village in Northern Ireland * Long Kesh, a prison in Northern… … Wikipedia
Geography of Sumer — The Geography and toponymy of Sumer is subject to hypothetical reconstructions based on texts such as the Description of Ur Nammu s kingdom (Kraus, ZA 51 (1955)), Frontier of Shara (Sollberger 1959), Empire of Sargon of Akkad (Albright 1925,… … Wikipedia
Gudea cylinders — Two cylinders telling the construction of the temple of Ninurta, Girsu, Circa 2125 BC, Terra cotta, Dimensions 56.50 cm long, 33 cm diameter, Louvre Museum, Paris, Department of Near East Antiquities, Richelieu, Hall 2, Accession number … Wikipedia
MESOPOTAMIA — The original article in the first edition of the Encyclopaedia Judaica traced Mesopotamian history to its earliest beginnings and provided a detailed survey of Mesopotamian literature and institutions. With the availability of such tools as J.… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Song of the hoe — Stone hoes from America. The first basalt hoes in the Near East would have looked similar to these … Wikipedia
Decad (Sumerian texts) — Fertile Crescent myth series Mesopotamian … Wikipedia
Aratta — is a land that appears in Sumerian myths surrounding Enmerkar and Lugalbanda, two early and possibly mythical kings of Uruk also mentioned on the Sumerian king list.Role in Sumerian literatureAratta is described as follows in Sumerian literature … Wikipedia
Kish — may refer to:Geography*Kish Island, an Iranian island and a city in the Persian Gulf *Kish (Sumer), an ancient city in Sumer, now in Iraq *Kish Bank, a shallow in the Irish Sea *Kiş, Khojavend, Azerbaijan *Kiş, Shaki, AzerbaijanPeople*Kish… … Wikipedia
Debate between sheep and grain — Fertile Crescent myth series Mesopotamian … Wikipedia
Ekur — Ruins of the mountain house at Nippur Fertile Crescent myth series … Wikipedia
