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Hepatoscopy: observing the liver of an animal.

There were also super-regional mythemes and deities, such as the God Tammuz and the descent to the underworld. Typically, Ancient Near Eastern religions were centered around theocracies, with a dominating regional cult of the God of a city-state.

Majick ( invocations, conjurings and Talismans).

State ( city state) sponsored religions ( theocracy).

Polytheism (Though Egypt and Greece were Henotheistic societies).Sacrifices ( plant and animal sacrifice, libations, rarely, but prominently in mythology, human sacrifice).There are broad practices that these religions often hold in common: The Mystery religions of Hellenism were again consciously connected with Egyptian religion. The early Hittite religion bore traits descended from Proto-Indo-European religion, but the later Hittite religions became more and more assimilated to Assyria.Īncient Greek religion was strongly influenced by Ancient Near Eastern mythology, but is usually not included in the term. 2000 BC allow glimpses of Mesopotamian mythology and Egyptian Religion. Cyprus, Crete ( Minoan civilization): Minoan religion.the Caucasus and the Armenian Highland ( Urartu).Anatolia (the Hittite Empire, Assuwa, Arzawa): Hittite mythology, Hurrian mythology.The Levant ( Canaan, Ugarit, Ebla, Mitanni): Canaanite religion.Ancient Egypt: Ancient Egyptian religion.

Mesopotamia ( Sumer, Assyria, Akkad): Assyro-Babylonian religion, Sumerian religion, Mesopotamian mythology.The Ancient Near East includes the following subregions: