Hursag

Hursag (Sumerian: 𒄯𒊕 ḫarsang; ḪAR.SAG̃) is a Sumerian term variously translated as meaning "mountain", "hill", "foothills" or "piedmont".[1] Thorkild Jacobsen extrapolated the translation in his later career to mean literally, "head of the valleys".[2]

Mountains play a certain role in Mesopotamian mythology and Assyro-Babylonian religion, associated with deities such as Anu, Enlil, Enki and Ninhursag.

Some scholars also identify hursag with an undefined mountain range or strip of raised land outside the plain of Mesopotamia.[3][4]

Dating to the third millennium BCE, tablets found at the ancient Sumerian city of Nippur, are very clear about where the ancient Sumerian God spawned. According to the tablets , on the mountain of heaven and earth , Anu spawned the Anunnaki God's.

'Hursag' meaning ''Mountain'' or ''Hill'' is the very first word on the tablet , Making it possibly the oldest surviving written word in the world .

Notes

Thorkild Jacobsen; I. Tzvi Abusch (2002). Riches hidden in secret places: ancient Near Eastern studies in memory of Thorkild Jacobsen. Eisenbrauns. pp. 45–. ISBN 978-1-57506-061-3. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
Biggs, Robert D., Studies presented to Robert D. Biggs, June 4, 2004, , Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago, p.223, 30 Jan 2008
Richard J. Clifford (1972). The cosmic mountain in Canaan and the Old Testament. Harvard University Press. ISBN 9780674174252. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
M. Mindlin; Markham J. Geller; John E. Wansbrough (1987). Figurative language in the ancient Near East. Psychology Press. pp. 15–. ISBN 978-0-7286-0141-3. Retrieved 29 May 2011.

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[JacobsenAbusch2002-1] Thorkild Jacobsen; I. Tzvi Abusch (2002). Riches hidden in secret places: ancient Near Eastern studies in memory of Thorkild Jacobsen. Eisenbrauns. pp. 45–. ISBN 978-1-57506-061-3. Retrieved 24 May 2011.

[2] Biggs, Robert D., Studies presented to Robert D. Biggs, June 4, 2004, , Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago, p.223, 30 Jan 2008

[Clifford1972-3] Richard J. Clifford (1972). The cosmic mountain in Canaan and the Old Testament. Harvard University Press. ISBN 9780674174252. Retrieved 29 May 2011.

[MindlinGeller1987-4] M. Mindlin; Markham J. Geller; John E. Wansbrough (1987). Figurative language in the ancient Near East. Psychology Press. pp. 15–. ISBN 978-0-7286-0141-3. Retrieved 29 May 2011.