Abstract
The article deals with the different types of relationships between gods and birds, considering different environments in Mesopotamia in which birds dwell, specifically riverbanks and marshes, remote mountains, and the city. The article also discusses the ways in which birds were understood by ancient Mesopotamian scholars to represent the divine world for humans, whether as ominous predictions or as allusions to mythological episodes.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Mortals, Deities and Divine Symbols |
| Subtitle of host publication | Rethinking Ancient Images from the Levant to Mesopotamia: Studies Offered to Tallay Ornan |
| Publisher | Archaeopress |
| Pages | 451-464 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781803272948 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781803272931 |
| State | Published - 29 May 2025 |
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Keywords
- Akkadian
- Cuneiform
- Gods
- Mesopotamia
- Nature
- Sumerian