Class Notes: Mesopotamian & Egyptian Creation Myths
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These notes detail Mesopotamian and Egyptian creation myths, focusing on the Enuma Eliš, the Osiris myth, and the concepts of creation, death, and the afterlife in ancient cultures. Includes summaries and key information for each myth.
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**Class 2 -- Mesopotamian Creation: Enuma Eliš** ------------------------------------------------ ### **Plot Summary** - - - - - - - - - - - ### **Purpose** - - - ### ### **Key Characters** - - - - - ### **Key Places** - - - **Class 3 -- M...
**Class 2 -- Mesopotamian Creation: Enuma Eliš** ------------------------------------------------ ### **Plot Summary** - - - - - - - - - - - ### **Purpose** - - - ### ### **Key Characters** - - - - - ### **Key Places** - - - **Class 3 -- Mesopotamian Myths (cont.): Enki and Ninmah -- The Birth of Man** ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ### **Plot Summary** - - - - - - - - - - ### **Purpose** - - - ### **Key Characters** - - - ### **Key Places** - - **Class 3 - Egyptian Creation and Destruction: The Osiris Myth** ---------------------------------------------------------------- ### **Plot Summary** - - - - - - - - - ### **Purpose** - - - ### **Key Characters** - - - - - - ### **Key Locations** - - - - **Class 4 - Egyptian Afterlife: Ma'at and the Weighing of the Heart** --------------------------------------------------------------------- ### **Plot Summary** - - - - ### **Purpose** - - - ### **Key Characters** - - - - - ### **Key Locations** - - - **Class 5 - The Mesopotamian Underworld** ----------------------------------------- **This lecture focuses on two myths: Ishtar's Descent to the Netherworld and Nergal and Ereshkigal, as well as the death of Ur-Nammu, a Sumerian king. It explores the Mesopotamian concept of the underworld, the rules governing it, and what happens to the dead.** **Ishtar's Descent to the Netherworld** --------------------------------------- ### **Plot Summary** - - - - - - 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. - - - - - ### **Purpose** - - - ### **Key Characters** - - - - - ### **Key Locations** - - - **Nergal and Ereshkigal** ------------------------- ### **Plot Summary** - - - - - - ### **Purpose** - - ### **Key Characters** - - - ### **Key Locations** - - - - **The Death of Ur-Nammu** ------------------------- ### **Plot Summary** - - - - ### **Purpose** - - ### **Key Characters** - - - - ### **Key Locations** - -
