Mesopotamia Sumerian and Akkadian civilizations | History Of God ep4
Channel: Christian Perspective
Date: 2018-01-15

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Mesopotamian history is continued from this video in episode 9 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYbC8uYpvHo Ur and Isin dynasties
This is episode 4 in a series about the bible and history called History of God.
This is a video about the first two dynastic periods of Mesopotamian history. The Sumerian and the Akkadian which ended at about 2200BC. At one time Greece was considered the cradle of civilization but with recent discoveries we now identify Mesopotamia as the cradle of civilization. Early settlers in upper Mesopotamia began to gather wheat make wheels, canals for irrigation and began the first farming operations.
  Moving into lower Mesopotamia the founded the cities of Ur, Urik, Girsu and Nippur. This is the oldest known civilization, they used Ziggurats for temples. A pyramid shaped structure with a flat top. 
  The Sumerian world view is similar to Genesis chapter 1. 
  There are 7 principle gods of Sumeria they are known as The Seven.  Anu, Enki, Enlil and Ki are the four principle deities and Nanna, Utu and Inanna, the 3 astral deities make up the seven.
  In the city of Lagash the king Urukagina made a law code. Lugal-Zagaski, king of Uruk destroyed Lagash and raided the surrounding cities including the city of Kish.
  When the king of Kish was killed Sargon, the kings cupbearer, an Amurru slave. Sargon took upo the cause of the king and exacted revenge upon Uruk and Lugal-Zagaski. Sargon then built a great kingdom centered at Akkad. The Amurru were the largest of the Canaanite tribes. In the bible they are called Amorite. Their largest city was Aleppo.
 After subjugating Susa the city of the Elamites,  Sargon started the first industrial project by shipping cedar from Lebanon down the Euphrates river into Sumer. he formed the first military to protect his kingdom. 
  Because of Sargon the great, Akkadian language replaced the Sumerian language in the region. 
  Gilgamesh was a legendary figure of the Akkadian there are many legends of Gilgamesh interacting with the gods.
  Sargons son Rimush took the throne when he died. \he was likked in a palace coup by his brother Manishtusu who subjected part of Oman into the kingdom. When he died his son Naram-sin took the throne. He brought the Akkadian dynasty to its greatest heights. He named hindelf 'God of Agade' and 'King of the four directions'. He was killed by Gudea in 2200BC