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Reza Mehrafarin

Reza Mehrafarin

Academic rank: Professor
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Education: PhD.
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Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Architecture
Address: Babolsar. University of Mazandaran
Phone: 9153402819

Research

Title
Mythological Scenes from Ancient Mesopotamia on Elamit Cylinder Seals
Type
JournalPaper
Keywords
Elamite Civilization, Elam,Myth, Mesopotamia, Mythological Figures, Seal
Year
2014
Journal Journal of Anthropology and Archaeology
DOI
Researchers Nooraddin Mehdi Qaempanah ، Reza Mehrafarin ، Melika Heidari

Abstract

Elamite civilizationis the most ancientcivilizationthat was formedinside thepresent bordersof Iran. It had dominatedlarge partsof theWesternand South-Western Iran, sincethe late fourth millenniumtill the mid-first millennium B.C. Like other ancientcivilizations, Elamite civilization had been established based onreligion andits people's beliefs. In the ancient, base of religion was formed by myths,so identification of Elamitemythscan playan important roleto understand the culture and religion ofthesepeople. Till now, any written document of Elamite myths has been obtained, but according tothe similarities between Elamand Mesopotamian culture, by comparing the my thological sceneson Elamite seals with Mesopotamianseals and myths, in this article it has been tries to present some Mesopotamian myths, those which are also common in Elam. These myths include: "Rising of Shamash", "Etana; the first king", "Zu and tablets of destiny" and "Gilgamesh".