The temple was abandoned in 1750 BCE, 1,000 years before the birth of Alexander the Great, suggesting these ancient civilizations had a deep and accurate understanding of their historyBritish MLBeum2018
Posted on 12/05/2023 10:44:58 AM PST by SunkenCiv
The mystery surrounding a 4,000-year-old Iraqi temple has finally been solved as archaeologists uncover signs that Alexander the Great was worshipped as a divine figure.
Scientists had been puzzled by the discovery of more recent Greek inscriptions at the ancient Sumerian temple of Girsu, in the modern-day town of Tello.
Now, British Museum archaeologists believe a Greek temple to Alexander the Great was founded on the site, possibly by Alexander himself.
The discovery of a silver coin minted around 330 BCE by Alexander's troops suggests that the conqueror may have visited the temple after defeating the Persians.
This would make founding the temple one of the last acts of Alexander's life, shortly before his death at the age of 32...
The city of Girsu is believed to have been inhabited from 5000 BCE, becoming a sacred city to the Sumerians and the spiritual home of their warrior god, Ningirsu.
After excavations began in the 19th century, it appeared that a Greek structure may have been built on the site but the only evidence was a mysterious tablet.
In both Greek and Aramaic the tablet read: 'Adad-nadin-aḫḫe' meaning 'giver of the two brothers'.
What puzzled researchers was that the temple had been abandoned in 1750 BCE, more than 1,000 years before Alexander the Great had even been born.
British Museum archaeologist Dr Sebastien Rey now believes that the Greeks had founded their own temple on the ancient site, potentially to declare the divinity of Alexander.
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The temple was abandoned in 1750 BCE, 1,000 years before the birth of Alexander the Great, suggesting these ancient civilizations had a deep and accurate understanding of their historyBritish MLBeum2018
Thanks Red Badger.
Kind of the premise for Kipling’s “Man Who Would Be King” :)
Well, if that was their bag, Dad...
The two conquerors who changed the world were Alexander and Chinggis. Practically all others made their mark, and then after they died their effects became less and less until the time came that nothing they accomplished remained, a collection of Ozymandias-rulers.
Just like Justin’s father was Fidel.
That’s probably a good way to get the murdering psychopath to leave you alone. “Ah. They worship me. I’ll go kill some other people.”
Alexander wanted to be worshiped as a god. The Macedonians were not keen on the idea, the Greeks even less so.
Back over fifty years ago LIFE magazine had a great article on the influence of Alexander in the Middle East. They showed a photo of a jade head of Buddha that looked much like Alexander.
“Kind of the premise for Kipling’s “Man Who Would Be King” :)”
The movie “The man who would be King” was excellent. It was directed by the late great John Huston, starring Sean Connery, Michael Caine, and Christopher Plumber. A superb movie, one of the all time greats.
This may be why the Muslims considered Alexander a prophet (along with Moses).
Yup. Buddhists visited the Roman Empire, for that matter. There's also this:
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