Hi, Assyriologist here. I wrote my masters thesis on Ishtar…which is pronounced “ish-tar”, not Easter. She has nothing to do with Easter 😊
There’s also zero evidence for the Easter egg thing, too!
I think few archaeologists would suggest that any ancient monuments were built “randomly”, but I doubt the circles in the picture had anything to do with the original planning process.
Say hello to Norah Jean and Jasper Gordon 🥰 they are early and need a little extra help, so @DJHammurabi1 is heading to a NICU in DC with them shortly. They’re gorgeous and perfect, and I’m doing just fine ❤️
I mean...no. Sorry. Absolutely none of that is even remotely accurate.
I'm putting together a list of resources for people who want to find out what historians actually know about Mesopotamian religion, so stay tuned if that's you!
I wish I could say that I draw comfort from a belief that my beautiful boy is in a better place, but I don’t. The best place for him is at home, with his family.
We said goodbye today, and I can’t imagine I’ll ever do a harder thing.
Your annual reminder that Easter has nothing to do with the Mesopotamian goddess Ishtar.
No, not even if you pronounce her name “Eeesh-tar” (and really, why would you?).
Join me, @BittyBuddha and @PatLowinger to talk about this later tonight!
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Nothing in the world could have prepared me for writing this. Saying that we're devastated and heartbroken doesn't really cover it, but they're the only words I have.
Today I realized that the writings of Confucius, the Buddha, Pythagoras, Zoroaster and the Torah, as well as the establishment of the Roman Republic, all occurred within a few decades of each other around 500 BCE.
Human civilization really did spring forth all at once.