mesopotamia
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1. the land between the Tigris and Euphrates; site of several ancient civilizations; part of what is now known as Iraq (noun.location)
| part holonym | : | babylon, |
| definition | : | the chief city of ancient Mesopotamia and capital of the ancient kingdom of Babylonia (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | babylonia, chaldaea, chaldea, |
| definition | : | an ancient kingdom in southern Mesopotamia; Babylonia conquered Israel in the 6th century BC and exiled the Jews to Babylon (where Daniel became a counselor to the king) (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | chaldaea, chaldea, |
| definition | : | an ancient region of Mesopotamia lying between the Euphrates delta and the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Desert; settled in 1000 BC and destroyed by the Persians in 539 BC; reached the height of its power under Nebuchadnezzar II (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | assyria, |
| definition | : | an ancient kingdom in northern Mesopotamia which is in present-day Iraq (noun.location) |
| part meronym | : | al-iraq, irak, iraq, republic of iraq, |
| definition | : | a republic in the Middle East in western Asia; the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia was in the area now known as Iraq (noun.location) |
| domain member region | : | akkadian, |
| definition | : | an ancient branch of the Semitic languages (noun.communication) |
| domain member region | : | assyrian, assyrian akkadian, |
| definition | : | an extinct language of the Assyrians in ancient Mesopotamia (noun.communication) |
| domain member region | : | babylon, |
| definition | : | the chief city of ancient Mesopotamia and capital of the ancient kingdom of Babylonia (noun.location) |
| domain member region | : | apsu, |
| definition | : | father of the gods and consort of Tiamat (noun.person) |
| domain member region | : | aruru, |
| definition | : | mother and earth goddess in Gilgamish epic; identified with Sumerian Ki and Ninkhursag (noun.person) |
| domain member region | : | dagan, |
| definition | : | god of agriculture and earth; counterpart of Phoenician Dagon (noun.person) |
| domain member region | : | ea, |
| definition | : | the Babylonian god of wisdom; son of Apsu and father of Marduk; counterpart of the Sumerian Enki; as one of the supreme triad including Anu and Bel he was assigned control of the watery element (noun.person) |
| domain member region | : | namtar, namtaru, |
| definition | : | a demon personifying death; messenger of the underworld goddess Ereshkigal bringing death to mankind (noun.person) |
| domain member region | : | nergal, |
| definition | : | (Akkadian) god ruling with his consort Ereshkigal the world of the dead (noun.person) |
| domain member region | : | ningal, |
| definition | : | (Akkadian) a goddess; wife of the Moon god Sin (noun.person) |
| domain member region | : | sin, |
| definition | : | (Akkadian) god of the Moon; counterpart of Sumerian Nanna (noun.person) |
| domain member region | : | tiamat, |
| definition | : | (Akkadian) mother of the gods and consort of Apsu (noun.person) |
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