Songs 1 - Ancient Akkadian Love Songs
Valentine's Day Special. This is a bunch of love poetry from the Mesopotamian bronze age, as well as some magical love spells. Translation by Benjamin R Foster in his book "Before the Muses". Some of ...
13 Feb 202225min
Canaan 7 - The Baal Cycle
Today we begin perhaps the most significant of the surviving myths from Canaan, the Baal cycle. In the Baal cycle, we look at Ba'al Hadad, the mighty storm god, as he battles various foes in a great c...
9 Feb 202228min
Canaan 6 - Aqhat and Daniel
Daniel, sometimes called Danel, depending on your translation, is a figure of great wisdom who even gets name dropped in the bible. In this, the main story we have from him, we will see very little of...
26 Jan 202236min
Canaan 5 - The Legend of Kirta
The Legend of Kirta, called Keret in some translations, can be a bit hard to understand, especially for a modern audience used to things like the three act structure and protagonists who fit neatly in...
12 Jan 202241min
Canaan 4 - Ugarit's Final Century
The final century of the Canaanite city of Ugarit is by far the most well documented, and sheds light not only on how things were going in the city, but also on what other Canaanite cities likely look...
29 Dec 202143min
Canaan 3 - The City of Ugarit
The Canaan history series continues as we finally look at the city of Ugarit, its rise and significance both in Northern Canaan and in archeology. Ugarit is really fascinating, sitting at the edge of ...
15 Dec 202126min
Canaan 2 - The Amarna Age in Canaan
Our mini series on Canaan continues, as we transition into the period we know most about, the late bronze age. Here, our sources multiply, and we get to dig into the remarkable and extensive Amarna ar...
1 Dec 202134min
Canaan 1 - Bronze Age Levant
The Oldest Stories Hiatus continues, but I a still inspired to push out some episodes when I get a chance. This is the beginning of a mini series on another culture group that got largely missed in Se...
17 Nov 202135min
