The sacred connotations of the human body and its devotional movements in Mesopotamia in light

Abstract

This research addresses the sacred connotations of the human body in Mesopotamian civilization from the end of the fourth millennium until the middle of the first millennium BC. These connotations appear in artistic scenes related to religious rituals. Sacred connotations are distributed among the various parts of the human body, such as the head, hands, feet, and genitals. Identifying these connotations helps in understanding the relationship between the human body and Mesopotamian religious thought.

The research relies on the descriptive approach, the analytical approach, and the comparative approach with the aim of answering all the questions raised by the problem. Artistic scenes are the main source of research, as they contain representations of women, men, and gods, who were performing various movements, and these movements have sacred connotations, and are the main focus of the research..