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janggolanResidents of <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/Jinwar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Jinwar</a> women’s village are standing strong —Co-operation in <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/Mesopotamia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mesopotamia</a>… <a href="https://mesopotamia.coop/iwd2025-the-residents-of-jinwar-womens-village-are-standing-strong/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://mesopotamia.coop/iwd2025-the-residents-of-jinwar-womens-village-are-standing-strong/</a> "Established after discussions amongst the different women’s organisations in <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/Rojava" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Rojava</a> in 2016, construction started in 2017, doors opened on 25 Nov 2018, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. Jinwar, designed as a place where <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#women</a> survivors of male violence can create a free life together, has also been a haven for women whose husbands have passed…"

Lazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈Well somebody has to keep tabs on dodgy copper merchants....<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/mar/15/stone-tablets-mesopotamia-iraq-red-tape-bureaucracy" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/mar/15/stone-tablets-mesopotamia-iraq-red-tape-bureaucracy</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mesopotamia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mesopotamia</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#History</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bureaucracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Bureaucracy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EaNasir" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EaNasir</a>

Sumerian cuneiform of the day𒀴Reading: nita₂ Meaning: man, male<a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/cuneiform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cuneiform</a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/sumerology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sumerology</a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/civilisation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#civilisation</a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/Mesopotamia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mesopotamia</a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/study" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#study</a>

Raurquiz<a href="https://c.im/tags/Happybirthday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Happybirthday</a> @CindyWilsonATH <a href="https://c.im/tags/cyndiwilson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cyndiwilson</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/singer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#singer</a> @TheB52s <a href="https://c.im/tags/theb52s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#theb52s</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/WildPlanet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WildPlanet</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/partymix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#partymix</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/mesopotamia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mesopotamia</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Whammy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Whammy</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/BouncingOfftheSatellites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BouncingOfftheSatellites</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/CosmicThing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CosmicThing</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Funplex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Funplex</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/TimeCapsule" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TimeCapsule</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/SongsforaFutureGeneration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SongsforaFutureGeneration</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/nudeonthemoon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nudeonthemoon</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Sunrise" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Sunrise</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Supernatural" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Supernatural</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Realms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Realms</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/portlandia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#portlandia</a>

TheEdinburghBookshopBetween Two Rivers: Dr Moudhy Al-Rashid's book explores the first writing, in ancient Mesopotamia. Not just the history, but the little human moments, like a child's teeth marks on a clay tablet. The human story. Out now from Hodder<a href="https://bookish.community/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#books</a> <a href="https://bookish.community/tags/livres" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#livres</a> <a href="https://bookish.community/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#history</a> <a href="https://bookish.community/tags/histoire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#histoire</a> <a href="https://bookish.community/tags/Mesopotamia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mesopotamia</a> <a href="https://bookish.community/tags/AncientHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AncientHistory</a> <a href="https://bookish.community/tags/Writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Writing</a> <a href="https://bookish.community/tags/Ecrite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Ecrite</a> <a href="https://bookish.community/tags/BetweenTwoRivers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BetweenTwoRivers</a> <a href="https://bookish.community/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bookstodon</a> <a href="https://bookish.community/tags/bookshops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bookshops</a> <a href="https://bookish.community/tags/librairies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#librairies</a>

Bevan ThomasIn Mesopotamian mythology, the demigod King Gilgamesh was a tyrant, so the gods sent the wild man Enkidu to defeat him. Though Gilgamesh won, he was impressed by Enkidu's strength and tenacity. Because of his love for the wild man, Gilgamesh became a good king. 🎨 Ludmila Zeman<a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/FolkloreSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FolkloreSunday</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/BookChatWeekly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BookChatWeekly</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/31DaysofHaunting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#31DaysofHaunting</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Folklore</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/MesopotamianFolklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MesopotamianFolklore</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/BabylonianFolklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BabylonianFolklore</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Mythology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mythology</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/MesopotamianMythology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MesopotamianMythology</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/BabylonianMythology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BabylonianMythology</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Literature</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Mesopotamia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mesopotamia</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Babylon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Babylon</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Gilgamesh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Gilgamesh</a>

Sumerian cuneiform of the day𒁉Reading: be₂ Meaning: its<a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/cuneiforms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cuneiforms</a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/sumerology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sumerology</a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/archeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#archeology</a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/Mesopotamia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mesopotamia</a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/learning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#learning</a>

Matt PotterIt’s important to remember how to be surprised. The band Wyatt E are from Belgium, but make “music for the gods of ancient Babylon; Gods that have been forgotten.” They play doom or psychedelic drone metal, in Eastern keys, use odd instruments like mandolins and sax to breathe texture, & sound deep & meditative - like Mt Fuji Doomjazz Corporation at times, and Bowie’s ‘Blackstar’ at others. <a href="https://wyattdoom.bandcamp.com/album/l-b-l-ti-d-r" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://wyattdoom.bandcamp.com/album/l-b-l-ti-d-r</a><a href="https://c.im/tags/doommetal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#doommetal</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/babylon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#babylon</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/mesopotamia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mesopotamia</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#music</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/vinyl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#vinyl</a>

GastroHistory'The identity of the world’s earliest cookbook has long been a subject of debate—and depends a lot on what you consider a cookbook. Some scholars would say that De re coquinaria, an ancient Roman collection of recipes compiled around the 5th century takes the honor. But millennia before anyone whipped up a brain souffle, the ancient Babylonians were writing down recipes, some of which still work well today.' <a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/worlds-oldest-cookbook-babylonian-collection" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/worlds-oldest-cookbook-babylonian-collection</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/foodhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#foodhistory</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Mesopotamia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mesopotamia</a>

Infrapink (he/his/him)As such, <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/calendars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#calendars</a> which tie the beginning of the year to the spring equinox remind one of beginning the day at sunrise, as is standard in <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Iran" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Iran</a>, <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/India" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#India</a>, <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Tibet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Tibet</a>, <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/SoutheastAsia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SoutheastAsia</a>, and sub-saharan Africa.Beginning the year at the autumn equinox corresponds to beginning the day at sunset, as was common in <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Mesopotamia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mesopotamia</a>, <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Greece" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Greece</a>, and the <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Celtic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Celtic</a> realms.10/11

Miro CollasWe found a lost temple using maths sent by an ancient Sumerian god | Curator's Corner w. Matt Parker - YouTube <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WctTJVdsISE" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WctTJVdsISE</a><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#History</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Archeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Archeology</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Mesopotamia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mesopotamia</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Mathematics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mathematics</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BritishMuseum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BritishMuseum</a>

dj zenn1000 Day Album Challenge (#86) The B-52’s: Mesopotamia (1982) [26.03.24]turn your watch, turn your watch back / about a hundred thousand years a hundred thousand years…I think I always had a bit of a thing for Mesopotamia because David Byrne produced it. I certainly liked The B-52’s, but I was always more of a Talking Heads fan. I might be wrong but I think Mesopotamia was the first B-52’s record I bought. the first two albums got so much airplay and I seemed to know a number of people who owned one, the other or both. I guess I just wasn’t that compelled to shell out for them. I’ve always been attracted to Deep Sleep and Mesopotamia because they are the two tunes here least like their first two albums. I love Deep Sleep’s slo-mo vibe. it’t the type of tune that is not meant for a typical dancefloor, but it certainly knows where the dancefloor is. no one’s gonna get down to it, but it can certainly inspire a bit of hippy swaying, if you know what I mean. not quite a party tune, Mesopotamia ups the tempo a bit, and has a compelling groove to it. I always move to it even when that just means a bit of chair dancing. I imagine plenty of fans were turned off by Mesopotamia, but I like when bands veer off the path they seemed to have set. I find The B-52’s just as much fun here as on the debut and Wild Planet. <a href="https://c.im/tags/1000DayAlbumChallenege" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#1000DayAlbumChallenege</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/TheB52s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TheB52s</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Mesopotamia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mesopotamia</a>

Lazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈Ancient Mesopotamia was Queer, deal with our existence since before the dawn of Monotheism you bigots! Also have a good Purim tonight if you're celebrating!🥳 <a href="https://theconversation.com/purims-original-queen-how-studying-the-book-of-esther-as-fan-fiction-can-teach-us-about-the-roots-of-an-unruly-jewish-festival-218677" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://theconversation.com/purims-original-queen-how-studying-the-book-of-esther-as-fan-fiction-can-teach-us-about-the-roots-of-an-unruly-jewish-festival-218677</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LGTBQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LGTBQIA</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Queer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Queer</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mesopotamia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mesopotamia</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Purim" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Purim</a>

Miro CollasEvidence ancient Babylonians were far more advanced than we thought - BBC REEL - YouTube <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ddF5e-2SfM" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ddF5e-2SfM</a><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#History</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AncientHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AncientHistory</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Mesopotamia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mesopotamia</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Mathematics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mathematics</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Astronomy</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Science</a>

DoomsdaysCWI noticed this as well! <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AncientTexts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AncientTexts</a> depict all kinds of people, not just straight and cis ones – this college course looks at <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LGBTQ</a> sexuality and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/gender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gender</a> in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Egypt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Egypt</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Greece" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Greece</a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Rome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Rome</a>By Tina Chronopoulos Published: September 11, 2023Title of course:“LGBTQ Antiquity: A View from the Mediterranean”What prompted the idea for the course?I study Greek and Latin literature and have noticed that ancient authors wrote about sex, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/homoerotic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#homoerotic</a> feelings or relations, and gender more often than we assume.A few figures from ancient Mediterranean mythology are sometimes held up as LGBTQ ancestors – such as the Greek gods <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Apollo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Apollo</a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Zeus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Zeus</a> who both loved other men. But in a mythology course I taught in the fall of 2021, I found myself highlighting a number of other stories about same-sex attraction and gender variance beyond a strict male-female binary. For example, spells from Egypt show that there were women who tried to get other women to fall in love with them. Students responded with such curiosity and excitement that I decided to create a stand-alone course that would focus exclusively on these topics.What does the course explore?The course explores literary texts from the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AncientMediterranean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AncientMediterranean</a> – including <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Mesopotamia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mesopotamia</a>, Egypt, Greece and Roman Italy – in which authors describe relationships that can be said to fall under the LGBTQ umbrella. We read the texts in chronological order, rather than grouped by theme or identity. This allows students to encounter the texts relatively label-free, since the words U.S. society uses to talk about gender and sexuality today – like “gay” or “transgender” – do not always align with ancient understandings.Why is this course relevant now?Assaults on members of the LGBTQ community, especially trans folks, are rising in the United States: both through legal means in a number of states and through physical attacks and hate crimes.My goal is for students to take courage and hope from knowing that same-sex relationships and gender diversity have existed in various guises for millennia. In antiquity, homosexuality was not considered an identity category the way it is today, making it hard to determine if and how LGBTQ-like people were discriminated against, but they certainly were not always met with contempt. For example, the body of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Hermaphroditus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Hermaphroditus</a>, a god whom Greeks sought out for help with fertility and child care issues, combined female and male characteristics.I also want students to connect with the past as a way to feel rooted and validated. In this, I took a cue from trans activist <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LeslieFeinberg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LeslieFeinberg</a>, who wrote in the 1996 book “<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TransgenderWarriors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TransgenderWarriors</a>,” “I couldn’t find myself in history. No one like me seemed to have ever existed.” What’s a critical lesson from the course?LGBTQ-like individuals have always been here, although modern conceptions of self, gender and sexuality cannot be mapped directly onto the past.The identities we know today were unknown then: The concept of homosexuality as a distinct sexual orientation or distinct kind of behavior did not exist. For instance, elite men in ancient Athens often engaged in same-sex relationships with men alongside their marriages to women. Those who were in exclusively homoerotic relationships, however, tended to be ridiculed.Another critical lesson is that language matters. The words we use today are often inadequate to capture how social status or age intersected with one’s gender in the ancient Mediterranean. Take the Greek word for a woman or wife, “γῠνή.” Typically, this word refers to an upper-class woman, rather than, say, one who is enslaved or a foreigner. Norms around sexual activity depended on a person’s social status, age and gender.What materials does the course feature?Students come into the course expecting to encounter celebrated characters such as the poet <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Sappho" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Sappho</a>, from the Greek island of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Lesbos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Lesbos</a>, whom lesbians have regarded as an ancestor.However, we also read less famous authors, such as <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Lucian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Lucian</a> of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Samosata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Samosata</a>, a Syrian-born satirist from the second century C.E. In one of his dialogues, a sex worker tells her friend about an encounter she had with two other women, one of whom describes herself as “quite like a man.”Not all authors are sympathetic. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JohnChrysostom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JohnChrysostom</a>, archbishop of Constantinople at the end of the fourth century C.E., vilified people who engaged in homoerotic acts or homosexual relationships as criminals, mentally ill, diseased or diabolic. Many of these views are still being promulgated by religious leaders today.The course also explores the lives of some Byzantine saints who were seen as women before they entered a monastery or became ascetics. Yet their self-punishing practices, such as extreme fasting, transformed their bodies, and the surrounding communities started to see them as men. These stories, which aimed to uplift their audiences, serve as a reminder that cross-dressing and gender variance were not always seen as objectionable.Read more: <a href="https://theconversation.com/ancient-texts-depict-all-kinds-of-people-not-just-straight-and-cis-ones-this-college-course-looks-at-lgbtq-sexuality-and-gender-in-egypt-greece-and-rome-210182" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://theconversation.com/ancient-texts-depict-all-kinds-of-people-not-just-straight-and-cis-ones-this-college-course-looks-at-lgbtq-sexuality-and-gender-in-egypt-greece-and-rome-210182</a><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AncientRome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AncientRome</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AncientGreece" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AncientGreece</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AncientEgypt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AncientEgypt</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LGBTQHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LGBTQHistory</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Histodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Histodon</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AncientHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AncientHistory</a>

Mindy Weisberger (she/her)Oh hey, it's my last CNN article for 2023! Did you know that fluctuations in Earth's magnetic field were preserved in baked mud bricks from the days of Nebuchadnezzar II? Archaeomagnetic analysis linked stamped, dated bricks to a power surge in the magnetosphere over Mesopotamia, about 3000 years ago.<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/27/world/ancient-bricks-magnetic-field-anomaly-scn/index.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/27/world/ancient-bricks-magnetic-field-anomaly-scn/index.html</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#science</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SciComm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SciComm</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/archaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#archaeology</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mesopotamia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mesopotamia</a>

Matt WillemsenAncient Mesopotamian Bricks Captured a Mysterious Blip in Earth's Magnetic Field <a href="https://www.sciencealert.com/ancient-mesopotamian-bricks-captured-a-mysterious-blip-in-earths-magnetic-field" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.sciencealert.com/ancient-mesopotamian-bricks-captured-a-mysterious-blip-in-earths-magnetic-field</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mesopotamia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mesopotamia</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bricks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bricks</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/earth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#earth</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MagneticField" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MagneticField</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GeodynamoHum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GeodynamoHum</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/archaeomagnetism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#archaeomagnetism</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LIAA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LIAA</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BrickBlipBlockBrop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BrickBlipBlockBrop</a>

MotherboardScientists analyzing ancient Mesopotamian bricks have discovered traces of the Levantine Iron Age geomagnetic anomaly that shed light on its strength. <a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/4a3pam/ancient-inscribed-bricks-contain-evidence-of-mysterious-magnetic-anomaly-scientists-find?at_medium=Social%20media&at_campaign=Mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.vice.com/en/article/4a3pam/ancient-inscribed-bricks-contain-evidence-of-mysterious-magnetic-anomaly-scientists-find?at_medium=Social%20media&at_campaign=Mastodon</a> <a href="https://federated.press/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tech</a>-science <a href="https://federated.press/tags/Anomaly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Anomaly</a> <a href="https://federated.press/tags/MagneticField" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MagneticField</a> <a href="https://federated.press/tags/Mesopotamia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mesopotamia</a> <a href="https://federated.press/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#History</a> <a href="https://federated.press/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Science</a> <a href="https://federated.press/tags/physics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#physics</a> <a href="https://federated.press/tags/archaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#archaeology</a> <a href="https://federated.press/tags/Abstract" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Abstract</a>

Cyber YukiWow, new lore just dropped!<a href="https://www.tumblr.com/mostlydeadlanguages/656166624810991616/ea-na%E1%B9%A3ir-reassures-two-men-uet-v-72" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.tumblr.com/mostlydeadlanguages/656166624810991616/ea-na%E1%B9%A3ir-reassures-two-men-uet-v-72</a>Copying tumblr post text verbatim for posterity:In this unpublished tablet, held by the British Museum, we find the copper merchant Ea-Naṣir and his associate Ilushu-illassu writing to a couple of men to reassure them. Although the situation is missing some context, there are some real gems in the context of the famous letter to Ea-Naṣir.One of the men intimidating the recipients is named Mr. Shorty (kurûm). Ea-Naṣir complains that people don't believe him. Ea-Naṣir mentions giving "the ingots that we talked about" to someone. The repeated encouragements — "don't be scared!" "don't be critical!" "don't worry!" — sound a lot like Ea-Naṣir is trying to reassure someone that a situation hasn't gone sideways (but it has).Say to Shumun-libshi and the Zabardabbû: [1]Ea-Naṣir and Ilushu-illassu say:As for the situation with Mr. "Shorty" and Erissum-matim, who came here, don't be scared.I made them enter the temple of the Sun-God and take an oath. They said, "We didn't come about these matters; we came for our businesses."I said, "I will write to them" — but they didn't believe me!He said, "I had a quarrel with Mr. Shumun-libshi." He said, "[...] to his partner. I took, and you did not [...] You didn't give to me."Within 3 days, I'll come to the city of Larsa.Also, I spoke with Erissum-matim and said, "What is your sign?" [2]I said to the kettle-maker (?), "Go with Ilum-gamil the Zabardabbû, and take the shortfall for me, and put it in the city of Enimma."Also, don't neglect your [...].Also, I have given the ingots that we talked about to the men.P.S. Don't be critical! Get the [...] from them! Don't worry! We’ll come to you. [3][1] Zabardabbû is a Sumerian loanword that literally means "bronze-holder" but came to mean some sort of official title in the palace and temple. Given the context, though, it may literally mean "coppersmith" here.[2] The "sign" could mean an occult omen, a personality type, or even a password.[3] This "postscript" was written on the sides of the tablet.<a href="https://hackers.town/tags/eaNasir" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#eaNasir</a> <a href="https://hackers.town/tags/Archaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Archaeology</a> <a href="https://hackers.town/tags/Mesopotamia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mesopotamia</a>

Ramesh #NotGoingBack⬆️ At the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ThievesBanquet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ThievesBanquet</a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Britain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Britain</a> coyly agreed to let <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Russia</a> swallow <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Constantinople" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Constantinople</a>.After the war, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kitchener" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Kitchener</a> worried that once Russia got Constantinople, it would use the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Caliphate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Caliphate</a> and plot to destroy the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/British" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#British</a> Empire.So he wanted to:1. Cut a swath through <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mesopotamia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mesopotamia</a> (<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Iraq" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Iraq</a>) into <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/India" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#India</a>2. Choose an <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Arabian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Arabian</a> Caliph, without regard to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Shia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Shia</a>-<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Sunni" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Sunni</a> divide in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Islam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Islam</a>He thought since <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mohammad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mohammad</a> was Arabian, so should his successor. This has rubbed <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Shia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Shia</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Iran" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Iran</a> & <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Iraq" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Iraq</a> the wrong way ⬇️

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