Mesopotamia Stories

There are secrets that even time cannot bury. Ismael, the young Dreamwalker, has only just begun to discover the limits of his power when the threatening weight of a mysterious stranger and an ancient bracer drags him back into the dust of the desert. While searching for King Solomon's lost ring, he must face not only the shadows of the past but also the dark side of his own abilities. Is he the savior of the world, or the very key that the imprisoned goddess, Medb, will use to set the present aflame? Meanwhile, in England, the lives of Sigfrid and Evangeline take a fatal turn. The appearance of a mysterious intruder rips open old wounds and brings truths to the surface that have remained hidden for fifteen hundred years. Evangeline faces the hardest decision of her life: remain loyal to her love and friends, or fulfill Loki's cruel command to save the one who matters most to her? From the stones of Stonehenge to the tombs of Jerusalem, from the halls of the Norse gods to the Egyptian dunes, every thread intertwines. In this game, it is no longer just immortality at stake, but the bond of blood itself. Because sometimes, our greatest enemy is the one we love the most.

Lost in pain, guilt and endless suffering was a child who feld for his life from the war torn Aryavart. He had nothing more with him, his memories failed him and yet he was taken in and given the name Perseus. He grew up, became Greece's most beloved warrior. But was that the end? Or was it just the beginning of a nightmare. Buried within his forgotten past lies a book. A book which took several lives. A book which holds a secret which died with its master in battle. "Who are you?" "The all knowing, all powerful...." "I didn't ask for subtitles!" Exclaimed Perseus. They dangerously held their swords against each other's throats. Their eyes challenged one another, yet neither of them were willing to battle it with their swords. "Why do you need this book?" Asked Vatsala. "Why did you....kill...." "Mere mortals such as yourself are so foolish!" Laughed the man. "Hand me the book, or else none of you live." They looked around and realised they were surrounded by armed men who were ready to strike as soon as the signal was given. "Percy, let him go." She softly suggested, by gently placing a hand on his shoulder. "I have their leader, they won't kill us." He replied. "You don't get them yet," sighed Vatsala, "they are not one, they are many. He that was made within one, is not one." Perseus dropped the sword and the book was handed to the man. They were at their wits ends. Would they succeed? Would they succumb to evil? Trapped, encoded, shrouded in mystery is a dangerous secret. The ones who knew it, died. Would they meet the same fate as that of the past? **Sequel to- Katha Raniyon Ki** **Can also be read as a standalone** Graphic designer: @Anoralily

Ninsun Namshita breaks Hammurabi's code desperately trying to help someone and ends up sentenced for his hands to be hewn off. After he bleeds out, he is given a second chance to make things right, and he is determined to do so...Even if that means being the bad guy.

My history book "Dawn and Sunset: A Tale of the Oldest Cities in the Near East" tells the story of the earliest urban communities on earth that mushroomed in Mesopotamia throughout the fourth and the third millennia BCE. The study of Sumerian society teaches a lesson about our own times as the roots of modern civilization have grown from that setting. The writer researches various aspects of the ancient city-state: its religion, administration, bureaucracy, agriculture, arts & crafts, foreign trade, law, social classes, and warfare.

1st place - Imagination Awards Most original story - Story Awards (Trigger warning) Death [deth] Noun 1. The act of dying; The end of life; The total and permanent cessation of all vital functions of an organism. Look it up. Death by any definition could be applied to Ember Wes on December 15th 2006. Her heart couldn't beat. Her brain couldn't think. Her lungs couldn't take in oxygen. Her body couldn't move. Dead. Despite all of this, on May 21st 2017, Ember's feet walked through Earths rich soil. Her hair flew in the wind. And the sweet air filled her lungs. Scientists had been secretly researching how to bring the dead to life. To most, it was a miracle. But to some, it was wrong. They believe dead should stay in Irkalla. And they are willing to do anything to make it so. --------------------------------------------------------- Keep in mind while reading this, I am aware there are grammatical errors, I am planning on editing it, I just want to get the book out before I can chicken out. Once I finish uploading all the chapters I will edit it. Cover by @Radiant_Blossoms Ranks: #810 in Fantasy #814 in Fantasy Started: 8/1/17 Finished: 12/12/17

So many lovers but no husband, every man she liked, she made sure to have them, except one, Gilgamesh, King of Uruk. Rejecting her as a being, even referring to her as a simple princess instead of a goddess. Unleashing her wrath, she sends the bulls of heaven on Uruk, Enkidu, a very dear friend of Gilgamesh, died during that fight.

En este pequeño mito/relato se narra la historia de una persona que tenía por afición correr, algo extraño para ser un contexto mesopotámico del 2500 a.C aproximadamente, por lo que, Anzu, el pájaro de la tormenta va a hacerle una visita con intención de ver si es tan veloz y resistente como las lenguas de Sumeria dicen. El relato está dividido en varias ''tablillas''.

A Sumer warrior is able to defy expectations and explore the unexpected.

In a far-off planet, surrounded by an unknowable void, a young girl named Amara trains to be an archivist in the illustrious House of the Five Waters. When tasked to find the origins of a mysterious scroll, her fragile life will be turned upside down. The search for its secrets will lead her through warring empires, an ancient tomb and eventually to the heart of outer space- the place she was born

Dreams used to make sense and now they don't. Soon they'll be unsafe. It is 2500 BC and young Mesopotamian slave Etan Shepherd learns that he is a dream scryer of noble birth. He attends one of seven rivalry schools in a secret dream world called Darzanya, a place a lot like modern internet as people from around the globe live virtual lives with magical abilities. It is here where world mythologies come to life. Kings and queens pose as gods and goddesses for their people through dreams, yet some of them feel their rule over Darzanya is threatened by the presence of low-born dream scryers. Darzanya is also threatened by an ancient evil known as the Witch Queen who has been resurrected to kill these low-borns. Etan's opportunity for a new life in Darzanya is shattered as he is forced to break all rules to uncover the schemes of the high-born traitors. In the past, the Witch Queen has successfully destroyed dreams from making sense, and now she will do the same to Darzanya as she seeks to control people through their sleep. She has successfully destroyed night dreams decades ago with the same intention, and with everyone in denial, Etan must save the Tree of Life before the Witch Queen gets to it. Using unconventional magic, Etan risks not only expulsion from school and all of Darzanya, but he is tricked into helping the Witch Queen as he faces his outlawed father for the first time.

Ereshki is a Guardian Child, offspring of a demi-God. The Annunaki, the three divine Guardians from the far off Seven Stars, have seeded mortal women of Mars with their children for generations. Ereshki is taller, smarter, and more strange than other mortals of her planet. She will live for hundreds of years. And she resents what sets her apart from the people of the planet that she loves. In her 33rd year, her coming of age, there are disastrous changes happening to her land. Ereshki is soon given the choice to leave Mars for a new planet that the Annunaki Guardians have groomed for their children. Will Ereshki depart for the green and blue planet that will be called Earth with others of her kind? Or will she choose to remain on the doomed red planet?

When the war brings a young enemy soldier to the ruined palace Tabeya calls home, the truth about her past emerges, chasing her into the desert, where she must elude her vengeful guardian for the sake of her freedom and her forbidden love. ***** In her lonely tower, Tabeya dreams of the world beyond it. That world becomes real when she meets Humban, a young general from a rival kingdom who isn't afraid to ask the questions Tabeya can't face about herself. Those questions bring answers that lead them into the desert, away from the goddess who imprisoned Tabeya. Enraged at her escape, Tabeya's guardian hunts her and Humban relentlessly across the war-torn land, where the elements are vicious and survival isn't guaranteed. In the treacherous world where Tabeya finds herself, she must fight for her happy ending or let her past destroy her future with the man she was never meant to love. [[Word count: 150,000 - 200,000 words]] Content warning: this story contains themes of violence.

The first agricultural revolutions began about 10,000 BCE in Egypt, China and Mesopotamia (Iraq). Trading require counting and the first written language; in general use by 2600 BCE. The first epic poem, Gilgamesh, was written in cuneiform. The first alphabet assigned Semitic characters to Egyptian hieroglyphs about 2000 BCE. It was adopted by the Greeks about 800 BCE and later modified for the Roman Latin alphabet. The Chinese built the first blast furnaces (using piston-bellows driven by waterwheels) and cast iron farm tools and weapons were common by 500 BCE. Austronesians sailed outrigger canoes over 6,000 kilometers from Taiwan to reach New Zealand from about 3000 BCE. About 100 BCE the Malays of Indonesia traded between China, India and Africa in sailing ships carrying 1000 people and a 260 ton cargo. The Greek navigator, Pytheas, sailed to the north Atlantic about 325 BCE where he recorded polar ice, the Midnight Sun and lunar tides. The Roman Prefect of Egypt (26-24 BCE), Aelius Gallus, noted 120 trading ships leaving Myos Hormos for India. WHO THE HELL ARE WE? is a series of short books and videos describing the evolution of civilization. Almost everyone on the planet is five times wealthier than their ancestors only 50 years ago. This astonishing phenomenon has also improved health, education, and longevity. The cause; an explosive growth in ideas and productivity. It began when we learned to control fire, evolved articulate speech and stumbled onto the way to create infinite wealth; free trade. The discovery of agriculture made us richer but we also learned how to destroy wealth. Great civilization grew up but then disappeared leaving only incredible ruins and ideas. Later books detail some of the ideas and developments that increased the average life span from about 40 years to more than 80 and the average world income from less than $3 to more than $33 per person per day (and to $140 per day in some countries).

A Realities Squad fanfiction Ian x Brianna (thief x prince) !Egypt AU! Brianna is a monkey Faunus living in the slums of Egypt, stealing for her families, her squad's health. She made the bold decision to steal from the Pharaoh's family. When she gets caught she is forced to become a servent to repay for a earring she stole. Ian is the son of the pharaoh's, the prince of Egypt. Ian is the rude handsome prince, hatful of his family and continues to only care about himself and his pleasures. He faces a whole new world when he meets the infamous thief of the slum.

Ahkmenrah's backstory and the legendary tablet. This is the first story regarding to the Pharaoh's tablet.

VIDEO HERE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miAg2le47qk Arguably most actual-history-relevant and "realistic" battle up to this point, and one of the most successful. Mega City One law-machine Judge Joseph Dredd battles reality TV small claims arbitrator Judge Judith Sheindlin, with some very special guest appearances (which of course are spoiled on the story cover) along the way!

#Messages_from_Mosul_Tales_of_Soul_and_Destiny #books #bookstagram #book #booklover #reading #bookworm #bookstagrammer #read #bookish #booknerd They say he who wants the moon should seek it at night. Perhaps this is why Christie chose to have her house on the top of Prophet Johnna hill, the same place where the great Palace of the Assyrian King Sanharib was. Deep in it, endless armories are saved with his secrets that are buried in the sand. Christies drew inspirations from the darkness of the earth. Her mysterious stories were derived from these elements. There is hardly any difference between the edge of a dagger and a sword, pistol or gun shot, mangonel and artillery shells; they all lead to the same result. The pawns would always perform their preset roles which would take their lives one after another despite their youth. This enormous stock was an everlasting inspiration for Christie to produce creative series of novels, to come up with genius scenarios after coming together with the Kings of Mesopotamia in her dreams. They shared with her the secrets of kings and the puzzles of war and peace. She also secretly talked to her beloved antiquities. Christie once wrote in 1944: "I will go there again, the things I love on this land will never perish." This did not happen though... The monuments on this land turned into ruins because of war. Here, since the beginning of time, war embraces the fake peace, after the river meets the desert and majesty undermines reality; a reality fatigued by the struggle between faith and disbelief, the collusion of civilizations, and the endless battles of Contradictions on this land. Let the ashes of war bear witness.......................... The tale still have things to be told. https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/9922214296

The story is about a young Kurdish warrior named Lorîn who is prophesied to unite the clans and bring about an era of peace and prosperity to Kurdistan. With the kingdom on the verge of war due to the absence of an heir to the throne, Lorîn travels through the different regions of Kurdistan to gain the trust and respect of the clans and their leaders. She impresses them with her incredible combat skills, knowledge of military strategy, and wisdom. Lorîn unites the clans and their forces under a single banner and leads them in battles against the invading armies of Ünalhan and Parsinia. With her leadership, the Kurds successfully defend their land, and Lorîn convinces the noble families to pledge allegiance to the prosperity and unity of the kingdom. Under Lorîn's reign, Kurdistan enters an era of peace and prosperity, and her supposed link to the legendary hero Kawa the blacksmith becomes a powerful symbol of hope and resilience for the Kurdish people.