Where Was Abraham's Ur?

by drmsheiser | Jan 9, 2011

Let’s file this one under “What you know may not be so.”  What could be more obvious than Abraham coming from the southern Mesopotamian (Sumerian) city of Ur?  Plenty. Check out this three-page article I’m having my Ancient Israel students read this quarter (I periodically teach as an adjunct professor at Western Washington University). Sweet stuff from Cyrus Gordon.

Free PDF Books on Ancient Sumerians, Akkadians, Etc.

by | Jan 31, 2018 |

Courtesy of the University of Chicago. Here are some titles (but follow that link): Gelb,  The Sumerians: Their History, Culture, and Character Gelb,  A Study of Writing Frankfort,  Kingship and the Gods: A Study of Ancient Near Eastern Religion as the Integration of...

Understanding Pan-Babylonianism

by | Sep 5, 2014 |

I’ve blogged about the 19th century academic trend (one is tempted to call it a craze) referred to as Pan-Babylonianism before. In simplest terms, this was the era following the heels of the decipherment of cuneiform, which made the literature of the ancient...

1 Comment

  1. blop2008
    blop2008 on January 10, 2011 at 5:50 pm

    Ah, this is refreshing. A good update in this regard.