hey, all. in relation to this old thread of mine, i've been thinking recently: what if some of the events that led to Egyptology as we know it never came to pass? what if, in its place, a different archaeological study--namely Assyriology (which encompasses Ancient Babylon and Sumeria as well as Assyria)--became the forefront of archaeology in popular culture, eg that ancient Mesopotamian mythology and religion replaces Egyptian mythology in broad popular culture (with Egypt being the more mysterious and less-known culture). for example, while mummies would undoubtedly become known to the world with the march of archaeological science into the future, it could very well be that TTL's version of "The Mummy" (envisioning the more recent series since i'm familiar with that one) would focus on Iraq and Syria rather than Egypt and the antagonist could potentially be Gilgamesh stealing peoples' life force to be immortal (inaccurate as hell, but hey, it's hollywood
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i have a soft spot for Mesopotamian mythology, so i'd appreciate discussion on this
i have a soft spot for Mesopotamian mythology, so i'd appreciate discussion on this