Fooling the head of pantheon so you can commit all war crimes known to man
(Its Marduk and Erra/Nergal)
(Its Marduk and Erra/Nergal)
January 18, 2026 at 2:38 AM
Fooling the head of pantheon so you can commit all war crimes known to man
(Its Marduk and Erra/Nergal)
(Its Marduk and Erra/Nergal)
Reposted
yamayuandadu.tumblr.com/post/8053013... A new article, "Dressing Inanna up: an iconographic investigation", is up on my blog. Read on to find out who multiple supposed depictions of Inanna actually are, how did she look like in art, and more.
January 9, 2026 at 9:56 PM
yamayuandadu.tumblr.com/post/8053013... A new article, "Dressing Inanna up: an iconographic investigation", is up on my blog. Read on to find out who multiple supposed depictions of Inanna actually are, how did she look like in art, and more.
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yamayuandadu.tumblr.com/post/8047608... New article! Looking for the elusive "female Shamash" in Mesopotamia and beyond, with a particular focus on Ugaritic Shapash (feat. that time she accidentally almost got a wife).
"Shamash is my mother"? In search of female solar deities in the "cuneiform world"
I promised that the triple feature I published last summer wouldn't be my last article dealing with changes of gender of Mesopotamian deities. At long last, it’s time for a new installment of this...
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January 3, 2026 at 10:51 PM
yamayuandadu.tumblr.com/post/8047608... New article! Looking for the elusive "female Shamash" in Mesopotamia and beyond, with a particular focus on Ugaritic Shapash (feat. that time she accidentally almost got a wife).
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pandemic era banger released from the depths of my archive
December 27, 2025 at 11:50 PM
pandemic era banger released from the depths of my archive
It's jolly season (might be a little late now but Merry Christmas everyone)
December 26, 2025 at 12:58 AM
It's jolly season (might be a little late now but Merry Christmas everyone)
Reposted
yamayuandadu.tumblr.com/post/8034117... New article! Covering the Greco-Roman career of the most famous Egyptian goddess, as well as the limits of reliance on interpretatio graeca (or romana)
Why does Isis appear in the Orphic Hymns? The Greco-Roman career of an Egyptian goddess
Over the course of the past few months it became clear that Melinoe is the breakout star of the Orphic Hymns - doubtlessly mostly because of her unique status as Persephone’s daughter. However, she’s....
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December 20, 2025 at 1:20 AM
yamayuandadu.tumblr.com/post/8034117... New article! Covering the Greco-Roman career of the most famous Egyptian goddess, as well as the limits of reliance on interpretatio graeca (or romana)
Holy shit Silksong dlc teaser
December 16, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Holy shit Silksong dlc teaser
"my lord, would you like some Ziggurat cake?"
December 13, 2025 at 4:04 AM
"my lord, would you like some Ziggurat cake?"
Actually did this last year already but I kinda liked it, so heres another for this year's halloween
(It's Ishmekarab and Lagamal going out as the Heibai Wuchang lol)
(It's Ishmekarab and Lagamal going out as the Heibai Wuchang lol)
November 1, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Actually did this last year already but I kinda liked it, so heres another for this year's halloween
(It's Ishmekarab and Lagamal going out as the Heibai Wuchang lol)
(It's Ishmekarab and Lagamal going out as the Heibai Wuchang lol)
Some hk art cuz I've been spending a lot of my free time playing the game lol
(Well since I finished its time to go play silksong)
(Well since I finished its time to go play silksong)
October 27, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Some hk art cuz I've been spending a lot of my free time playing the game lol
(Well since I finished its time to go play silksong)
(Well since I finished its time to go play silksong)
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yamayuandadu.tumblr.com/post/7970356... First of the three short articles I wrote to make sure nothing cut from the Cybele deep dive goes to waste is now up on my blog. Find out why a god could be referred to as a tyrant, if Pythagoras was an alien, and what happens if the moon has cooties.
"Men the tyrant": a forgotten lunar god in Greco-Roman sources
Detail of a statue of Men (wikimedia commons)
Supposedly the topic of Greco-Roman lunar deities is in the vogue right now. Clearly it’s the ideal opportunity to discuss Men - the odd man out among...
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October 10, 2025 at 4:22 PM
yamayuandadu.tumblr.com/post/7970356... First of the three short articles I wrote to make sure nothing cut from the Cybele deep dive goes to waste is now up on my blog. Find out why a god could be referred to as a tyrant, if Pythagoras was an alien, and what happens if the moon has cooties.
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yamayuandadu.tumblr.com/post/7965039... New "Megaten and mythology" article is up on my tumblr! Find out why Strange Journey is, in a way, a game about Cybele. Make sure to read the warning in the lead, though. #shinmegamitensei #smt #atlusfaithful
From Cybele to Mem Aleph: the secret origins of Strange Journey
From a certain point of view, Strange Journey is a game about Cybele.
Sure, she’s not a part of the roster (not until Redux, at least), but without her there would be no Strange Journey and no Mem...
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October 4, 2025 at 7:23 PM
yamayuandadu.tumblr.com/post/7965039... New "Megaten and mythology" article is up on my tumblr! Find out why Strange Journey is, in a way, a game about Cybele. Make sure to read the warning in the lead, though. #shinmegamitensei #smt #atlusfaithful
With multiple Neo-Assyria scholars commenting on the lack of evidence for a Neo-Assyrian law collection despite keeping copies of older ones, you'd think that someone would have questioned the collections as "law codes" based on this
September 11, 2025 at 3:11 AM
With multiple Neo-Assyria scholars commenting on the lack of evidence for a Neo-Assyrian law collection despite keeping copies of older ones, you'd think that someone would have questioned the collections as "law codes" based on this
Imagine working in the temple of Sin in Harran and needing to call this guy by his full name
(Ashurbanipal made him a priest there)
(Ashurbanipal made him a priest there)
August 30, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Imagine working in the temple of Sin in Harran and needing to call this guy by his full name
(Ashurbanipal made him a priest there)
(Ashurbanipal made him a priest there)
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yamayuandadu.tumblr.com/post/7932506... My new blog article, "Tribulations of a “tomboy goddess”, or why you should care about Anat" is out. It's not strictly speaking a Megaten article but I cover Megaten in it because Anat has no other notable modern adaptations for some reason.
August 29, 2025 at 9:36 PM
yamayuandadu.tumblr.com/post/7932506... My new blog article, "Tribulations of a “tomboy goddess”, or why you should care about Anat" is out. It's not strictly speaking a Megaten article but I cover Megaten in it because Anat has no other notable modern adaptations for some reason.
Ngl I feel like quite a few Assyriologists operate on modern/western values to compare with Mesopotamia as well as modern stereotypes about the Middle East outside of classical Orientalism (although that is still an issue)
August 20, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Ngl I feel like quite a few Assyriologists operate on modern/western values to compare with Mesopotamia as well as modern stereotypes about the Middle East outside of classical Orientalism (although that is still an issue)
Waiting for the day more people realize ANE "law codes" weren't law codes in the modern sense, were not cited in actual court proceedings, contradicted by daily documents and judicial decisions numerous times, etc.
August 13, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Waiting for the day more people realize ANE "law codes" weren't law codes in the modern sense, were not cited in actual court proceedings, contradicted by daily documents and judicial decisions numerous times, etc.
Jokes aside I do hope Der gets a shot at getting at least partially excavated in the future
August 6, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Jokes aside I do hope Der gets a shot at getting at least partially excavated in the future
Haven't played the violin for too long and now my fingers hurt
August 6, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Haven't played the violin for too long and now my fingers hurt
Oh hey didn't realize the Epic of Zimri-Lim is available online on oracc now
(oracc.museum.upenn.edu/nere/Q009326)
(oracc.museum.upenn.edu/nere/Q009326)
nere
(j=ŋ sz=š s,=ṣ t,=ṭ 0-9=₀-₉; '=alef)
oracc.museum.upenn.edu
August 4, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Oh hey didn't realize the Epic of Zimri-Lim is available online on oracc now
(oracc.museum.upenn.edu/nere/Q009326)
(oracc.museum.upenn.edu/nere/Q009326)
Remembering that the United Nations still holds the Cyrus Cylinder as some ancient human rights declaration 💀
July 29, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Remembering that the United Nations still holds the Cyrus Cylinder as some ancient human rights declaration 💀
Expanding on the Lupus talk, personally I'm not too confident on some attempts to map Mesopotamian diagnoses onto modern ones. The listed symptoms reflect what they thought were significant and connected, so they might overlook and highlight certain symptoms, and likely no patient had all of them
July 24, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Expanding on the Lupus talk, personally I'm not too confident on some attempts to map Mesopotamian diagnoses onto modern ones. The listed symptoms reflect what they thought were significant and connected, so they might overlook and highlight certain symptoms, and likely no patient had all of them
Brought up House MD and suddenly had a stupid idea
July 18, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Brought up House MD and suddenly had a stupid idea
How it feels to see people trying to diagnose Esarhaddon with Lupus:
July 17, 2025 at 5:59 AM
How it feels to see people trying to diagnose Esarhaddon with Lupus:
Guess Ninkilim is Ninurta now lol
The commentary says this syncretism is quite unexpected but maybe it has something to do with Ninurta's less attested association with wild animals?
The commentary says this syncretism is quite unexpected but maybe it has something to do with Ninurta's less attested association with wild animals?
July 14, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Guess Ninkilim is Ninurta now lol
The commentary says this syncretism is quite unexpected but maybe it has something to do with Ninurta's less attested association with wild animals?
The commentary says this syncretism is quite unexpected but maybe it has something to do with Ninurta's less attested association with wild animals?