Visions and Dreams among the Ancient Iraqis
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The civilization of the ancient Iraqis is one of the great and ancient civilizations due to its pride and sophistication. Sources have written about this civilization, both ancient and modern, and we find a lot of information about the ancient Iraqis and their great works. One of the most important pillars of this civilization is their interest in visions and dreams. This science has had a large share, and even created a share for itself among these sciences in this rich civilization, such as Assyria, Akkad, and Uruk. Perhaps this interest is due to the abundance of sciences that they had, as well as the presence of many figures in this ancient civilization which had an impact upon many sciences. Therefore, they consider visions and dreams to be important sanctities. Researchers and excavators have found many visions and dreams and their expressions in the writings of the people of the Tigris and Euphrates Valley. Then, due to their interest in visions and dreams, they considered these visions as gates of a sacred religious nature. Also, due to their interest in visions and dreams, they made for them temples of a sacred religious. Also, they make a special goddess for visions and dreams. The science of visions and dreams could not be put aside by the ancient people of Mesopotamia, but rather it was at the forefront of their religious and worldly lives, in which they gave a large space to various sciences, including this unseen science.
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