Admin What do Mesopotamia and Egypt have in common?
Religion. The religions in both Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt were polytheistic, meaning they believed in multiple gods and goddesses, and were based on nature. Both civilizations had gods of the sky, earth, freshwater, and the sun, as well as gods devoted to human emotions and the underworld.
Who rules the Mesopotamian underworld?
Nergal
After the Akkadian Period ( c. 2334–2154 BC), Nergal sometimes took over the role as ruler of the underworld. The seven gates of the underworld are guarded by a gatekeeper, who is named Neti in Sumerian. The god Namtar acts as Ereshkigal’s sukkal, or divine attendant.
Did everyone get mummified in ancient Egypt?
Q: Did everyone get mummified in ancient Egypt? The mummification process in ancient Egypt was a vital but expensive one. All the dead were mummified, but the length of the process and the quality depended on how much the family of the dead could pay. Q: What is the most famous mummy?
What did the Mesopotamians do with the dead?
They were grim and stark: sickness and death were the wages of sin. This view was to percolate, with pitiless logic and simplicity, through Judaism into Christianity. Although the dead were buried in Mesopotamia, no attempts were made to preserve their bodies.
How did the Egyptian embalming process work?
When an Egyptian died, the dead body was transferred to the embalmers on the west bank of Nile. The West was where the sun would set and the supposed home of the dead. How exactly did the process go? The best source describing the Egyptian mummification process is the historical writings of Herodotus.
What does the word mummy mean in ancient Egypt?
The Egyptian word for a mummy was sah, meaning ‘nobility’ or ‘dignity’. When an Egyptian died, the dead body was transferred to the embalmers on the west bank of Nile. The West was where the sun would set and the supposed home of the dead.