Consistency

Posted on Sat 18 July 2020 in art • Tagged with inspiration, originalart, survival, poetry

Damned if I'm anything other than consistent.

Consistency


History: Code of Hammurabi

Posted on Sun 12 July 2020 in history • Tagged with history, writ

1750 BCE

A collection of 282 ancient laws used in governing the people of old Babylon. The Code of Hammurabi is one of the best known sources of ancient law text. The Code provides severe penalties for criminal behavior, but these penalties varied according to specific social class. Hammurabi's Code …


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History: Enlil

Posted on Sun 05 July 2020 in history • Tagged with definition, dictionary

One of four important early Mesopotamia-era deities including An, Enlil, Enki and Ninhursaga. Enlil was the god of wind. Enlil was considered to be the very powerful. Followers believed that Enlil symbolized the just use of force. Like the wind, Enlil encompasses the dual characteristics of fertility and destructive force …


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Rendezvous - Alan Seeger

Posted on Sat 04 July 2020 in art • Tagged with warfare, history, poetry

I Have a Rendezvous with Death

Alan Seeger

Jun 22, 1888 - July 04, 1916

I have a rendezvous with Death

At some disputed barricade,

When Spring comes back with rustling shade

And apple-blossoms fill the air—

I have a rendezvous with Death

When Spring brings back blue days and fair …


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History: Babylon

Posted on Sun 28 June 2020 in history • Tagged with history, place

South-Central Mesopotamia- A capital city of ancient Mesopotamia established by Hammurabi. Babylon is known for its luxury and wealth. The Neo-Babylonian Empire, 612 BCE, is well known for its achievements, including the defeat of the Assyrian Empire, agricultural prominence, trade in textiles and metals, and renowned for the famous 'Hanging …


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History: Sumerians

Posted on Sun 21 June 2020 in history • Tagged with history, people

Sumer, lower Mesopotamia, Middle East- Sumeria is the first civilization to appear, 3200 BCE. The Sumerian civilization lasted until 2340 BCE. The Sumerian civilization consisted of a confederation of city-states, including Uruk, Umma, Lagash, Ur and Eridu. Sumerians flourished in Southern Mesopotamia. The origin of the Sumerian people is unknown …


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