#Babylonian

Dr. Moudhy Al-Rashid

In 235 BCE, a boy named Aristocrates was born, and someone made predictions about his life based on where the sun, moon, and planets were in the sky.“Venus was in

Bill Sutherland

Bill_Sutherland

I blame lockdown but for some reason decided to cook Babylonian meal from the recipe tablet on the right; at 1750 BCE are the oldest recipes existing. Seemed to go

On the use of biblical verses in Jewish magic, Satan's own instructions on how to best him, and the Babylonian rabbis. A short thread. 1/14 Jewish (and not Jewish) magic

Why is the 13th zodiac sign a perennial mystery? I thought it'd be fun to do a thread on the history of the zodiac and how we actually know where

Jewish and Christian angelology literature flourished throughout Late Antiquity.But were female angels ever a part of the discussion?Let's look at one such female angel - Laila (לַיְלָה). Genesis 14:14 "And

1. This mini thread will explore slavery during the dark ages as well as the semi autonomous Jevvish Principate in Southern France, “Septimania.” … Let the learning begin! 2. The

Thread on a Babylonian poem that is remarkably similar to Biblical Book of Job (Hazrat Shoaib, sabr-e-shoaib): With greater awareness of the religions & literature of ancient Egypt & Mesopotamia,

🇦🇺 Omnicentrist

The Satanic Cabal. Babylon To The Roman ChurchNimrod, born on December 25th, the High Sabbath of Babylon, founder of Babylon and the city of Nineveh.He is credited for having founded

Unknown_User470

Okay, here is the fun fact thread Fun fact #1: A flock of crows is known as a murder Fun fact #2: The oldest “your mom” joke was discovered on

Dr. Moudhy Al-Rashid

As we begin to bid farewell to NEOWISE, I want to take a moment to remember the comets that found their way into cuneiform tablets thousands of years ago, and

Sylvie Gélinet d'Orgeval

Wuhan Military opening show, the world is reunited in one under the banner of the UN : the blue Helmets are the UN Peacekeepers.A colourful show supported by the rhythmic

Tartu Krab 🌐

koutchoukalimar

Last evening a small back and forth btw @stephenniem and myself about the famed minaret of the mosque of Samarra made me wonder: hey, where did the idea come from

Andrew A.N. Deloucas

A month back I was asked about dating the Babylonian Fürstenspiegel, aka Advice to a Prince. Because I'm absolutely procrastinating having to slog through Schloen's "The House of the Father"

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Just read an incredible biblical text supporting the intercession of the saints in Heaven. Memorize this for your Prot friends.God ended the Babylonian exile, as an answer to Rachel’s prayers,

The Gate of All Nations in Persepolis, Iran was built under the Achaemenid King Xerxes I (518-465 BC). All visitors to the royal palaces of Persepolis had to pass through

The Karl Polanyi Project

Reading @zachdcarter’s excellent biography of Keynes there’s a fantastic parallel to be drawn between him and Polanyi Both men witnessed the unraveling of laissez-faire in 1929 and deduced that capitalism