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Babylonian Deity
Deities in ancient Mesopotamia were almost exclusively Anthropomorphism, anthropomorphic. They were thought to possess extraordinary powers and were often envisioned as being of tremendous physical size. The deities typically wore ''melam'', an ambiguous substance which "covered them in terrifying splendor" and which could also be worn by heroes, kings, giants, and even demons. The effect that seeing a deity's ''melam'' has on a human is described as ''ni'', a word for the "Paresthesia, physical creeping of the flesh". Both the Sumerian language, Sumerian and Akkadian languages contain many words to express the sensation of ''ni'', including the word ''puluhtu'', meaning "fear". Deities were almost always depicted wearing horned caps, consisting of up to seven superimposed pairs of ox-horns. They were also sometimes depicted wearing clothes with elaborate decorative gold and silver ornaments sewn into them. The ancient Mesopotamians believed that their deities lived in Heaven, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ea (Babilonian) - EnKi (Sumerian)
EA is an initialism for Electronic Arts, an American video game company. EA, E.A., Ea, or ea may also refer to: Arts and media * Eä, the ''World that Is'' of J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth universe * Ea, fictional world of ''EA Cycle'' by David Zindell * "EA", a 2017 song by Young Nudy and 21 Savage from the mixtape ''Slimeball 2'' Business * Enrolled agent, a federally authorized tax practitioner in the United States * Enrolled actuary, a federally licensed actuary in the United States * Enterprise architecture, a framework to analyse an enterprise * Euro Area or Eurozone, a monetary union in Europe * Executive assistant Businesses and organisations Airlines * Ándalus Líneas Aéreas (IATA code 2008-2010) * Eastern Air Lines (IATA code 1925-1991) * European Air Express (IATA code 1999-2007) Education * City of Hialeah Educational Academy, a school in Hialeah, Florida * Edinburgh Academy, a school in Edinburgh, Scotland * Episcopal Academy, a school in Newtown, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
