concept   afterlife
statement   The afterlife in Mesopotamian mythology is a dark underworld ruled by deities such as Ereshkigal and Irkalla.

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1 afterlife Babylonian mythology In Babylonian mythology, the afterlife was a dark underworld called Irkalla, where souls lived in shadow and had no hope of resurrection. 1
2 afterlife Mesopotamian mythology The afterlife is a dark and dreary underworld, ruled over by deities such as Ereshkigal in Sumerian mythology. 1