Mesopotamian Mythology

Articles tagged Mesopotamian Mythology.

Lamashtu demon amulet with cuneiform signs, monstrous body, and protective symbols for mothers and infants

Lamashtu: The Demon Mesopotamian Mothers Feared Most

May 18-By Caiden Pannell

Lamashtu terrified Mesopotamian families as a danger to mothers and infants. Amulets show how ritual protection fought her in the home.

Burney Relief often linked to a night and underworld goddess

Nergal and Ereshkigal: Mesopotamia’s Gods of Death

Aug 09, 2025-By Caiden Pannell

What the cuneiform tablets of Amarna and Sultantepe say about the Mesopotamian god of plague and the queen of the underworld.

Lamashtu demon amulet with cuneiform signs, monstrous body, and protective symbols for mothers and infants

Lamashtu: The Demon Mesopotamian Mothers Feared Most

May 18-By Caiden Pannell

Lamashtu terrified Mesopotamian families as a danger to mothers and infants. Amulets show how ritual protection fought her in the home.

Burney Relief often linked to a night and underworld goddess

Nergal and Ereshkigal: Mesopotamia’s Gods of Death

Aug 09, 2025-By Caiden Pannell

What the cuneiform tablets of Amarna and Sultantepe say about the Mesopotamian god of plague and the queen of the underworld.

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