The doctrine of the sanctity of blood and its impact on the cultural achievements of ancient Mesopotamia A philosophical study

Abstract

    The This research, “The doctrine of the sanctity of blood and its impact on the cultural achievements of ancient Mesopotamia A philosophical study” deals with an important historical topic with a philosophical framework, to clarify the position of the ancient Iraqis on the issue of preserving the human right to life, within a researched time frame that extends by counting the years between (60,000 - 539 BC). M), so this period of time was long, The short duration of the innovation of writing, which was achieved in 3500 BC - that great Iraqi achievement - was that the results of archaeological excavations, and the myths and epics that were repeatedly transmitted from generation to generation, until the time of their recording in the second millennium BC, and then the ancient Iraqi records that included All aspects

of intellectual, economic, political, scientific, legal, and other aspects of life to reach the position of ancient Iraqis on life at the popular and governmental levels, It was necessary for us to follow an inductive and analytical research approach to reach the position of the Iraqis towards the human soul. This research required from us a philosophical soul that looks into what was meant by the material and written remains of the ancient Iraqis in order to build a picture that we find complete, encompassing the aspects of the research aimed at probing the depths of history to draw a picture that we sought to It is a realistic indication of the extent of the ancient Iraqi respect for the right to life for all, and the research required us to address it after the introduction according to the sub-headings, which are, respectively: The sanctity of blood is the foundation of creation, the sanctity of blood in self-determination, the sanctity of blood and racial unity, the sanctity of blood and civilization represented by the sanctity of blood and politics, the sanctity of blood and law, the sanctity of blood and economics, the sanctity of blood in medicine and the sanctity of blood in life and death, leading to the results of the research that indicate in their entirety that it is inviolable. Human blood is a mark on the ancient Iraqi, as evidenced by his behavior at both the popular and official levels.