Mythology of the Middle East.

Mythology of the Middle East
1.The heart of the ancient Middle East was the Mesopotamia, where the popular religion was animistic. This means that the world was thought to be full of mysterious and unpredictable forces.
2.Most myths originated in scribal centres attached to the temples. They are found on the clay tablets discovered in the archives of such cities as Ur, Babylon, and Nineveh. The text inscribed on these tablets is still disputed.
3.Sumer and Babylon
The true significance of the Sumerian civilization's religion and mythology has only recently (last century) bec…