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Religion in Sumeria (Gods (An (God of the Sky, Authority Figure, The…

- - - - The middle was made of Saggilmut stone and was the abode the Igigi.
      - The lowest was of Jasper, and was home to the stars.
      - The highest and outermost dome was crafted of Luludanitu stone and personified as An, the god of the sky.
    - - The planet Venus was thought to be Inanna, the goddess of love, sex, and war.
        
        SYNTHESIS: The Roman Goddess of Love and Sex is named Venus, and since they stole the Alphabet from the Phoenicians, I believe they also stole the idea of relating Venus to the Love Goddess from the Sumerians.
      - The sun was Utu, her brother, godo of justice.
      - Nanna, their father, was the moon
- - - - Within the City-State.
    - - Priests and worshippers.
    - - At first, they were simple Temples within Sumerian City-States. Temple complexes originally were small, elevated, one-room structures. In the early dynastic period, temples developed terraces and multiple rooms.
      - Toward the end of the Sumerian civilization, Ziggurats became the preferred structure for Mesopotamian religious temples.
      - PERIODIZATION: Temples served as cultural, religious, and political headquarters until around 2500 BC, when the military kings known as Lu-Gas came to power. After this, the political and military leadership was often housed in separate "palace" complexes.
    - - Ziggurat in Ur