7. Dahlia Shehata. Anzu: the many faces of a monster
Dahlia explains all about Anzu, the thunderbird. Who was he? How did his character change? Why was everyone so taken by the Tablet of Destinies? What does his story tell us about the Mesopotamian relationship to the world?
2:59 who is Anzu?
4:28 Anzu’s story
12:00 the Tablet of Destinies
15:59 how Ninurta defeated Anzu
17:30 the different Anzus
26:35 what’s new?
Dahlia's university staff page: https://www.phil.uni-wuerzburg.de/altorientalistik/team/shehata/
Dahlia's Academia: https://wue.academia.edu/DahliaShehata
Music by Ruba Hillawi
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