1888

10 Nov

Ishtar was Depicted with “Full lips”

Black History In The Bible0 CommentsCommentaries, Historical References1800s, 1888, Black, commentary, Full Lips, Ginn, Hittite, Ishtar, Negroid

Source: The American Journal of Archaeology and of the History of the Fine Arts, Volume 4 (Ginn) 1888 A.D. Note: Page 168 of the source. Note: Page 168 of the source. Note: Page 169 of the source. Note: Page 173 of the source. It is fair to say that "full lips" have often been equated to be "negroid" lips. This source could be used to confirm the black presence and influence amongst the ancient Hittites. This source's commentary is important because how peoples depicted their "gods" could be a reflection upon their own ethnic and social standards.

12 Sep

Darius I: A Black Medo-Persian King In The Bible

Black History In The Bible1 CommentPaintings & Other Images, The Evidence1800s, 1888, Bronze, Copper, Darius, Medo-Persian, Middle East, Persepolis, Persia, Persians, Shushan, Susa

When we think of Persians, we often think of what present day Persians look like when we considered how they looked in the past (similar to Elamites). Here's what they look like today: Much like history, the entire area known as the "Middle East" has been whitewashed and appropriated. Persia is no exception. In the Bible, Darius I aka Darius The Great is mentioned in the following books: EzraNehemiahDanielHaggaiZechariah When Darius is depicted in scholarly text or on television, he's often shown not as he is, but as he was imagined by a Greek painter in 1888: What Darius The…

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