The cities of the Mesopotamian gods

Reading the map

Most markers identify cult seats and patronage. The few located birth, conception and inferred shrine-birth traditions have separate symbols. Select a name to read the evidence.

The dashed Gulf shore follows Forti et al.’s suggested configuration 5000–4000 years ago. Rivers and relief are modern references. Ancient channels and marshes varied.

Cosmic or geographically unknown origins remain browsable beside the map, with no invented pin.