Beliefs
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Scene emerging of the god Shamash between two mountains on cylinder seals from the Akkadian period
Aziz Mohamad Amin Zebari
This research deals with an important aspect of civilization in Mesopotamia, which is the religious aspect that played a major role in all aspects of life, and left prominent imprints in the fields of religion, art, and thought. We have dealt with one of the important gods in religious beliefs, especially in the Akkadian era, which was represented frequently in art in all its forms. The research was limited to the sun god Shamash (Utu), represented on the cylinder seals in the Akkadian era, and his appearance between two mountains and on selected seals from the British Museum, as this scene is often represented on the Akkadian cylinder seals, and it symbolizes divine power and the cosmic order, and is linked to the idea of sunrise as a daily miracle that brings light and life to the world. This scene also represents a deep mixture of cosmic beliefs and religious perceptions that embodied the Akkadian man's vision of the cosmic order and the role of the gods in maintaining the balance between the forces of nature. Shamash appeared in it in different forms, and this is what the research will investigate and study the scene of the appearance of the god Shamash between two mountains (sunrise or sunset). The positions in which he appeared and the analysis of the main scene of the seal.
Volume 11 · Issue 3 · June 2024Efficiency of Deductive and Inductive Approaches to Teaching English Grammar:
Abbas Zubair Malla, Neamat Majeed Abbo
The necessity of grammar, how it is taught and how much it should be incorporated into language teaching remain matters of discussion in most ELT classes. Considering this fact, knowing teachers' beliefs towards teaching grammar is significantly beneficial for researchers. Thus, this research studied English as Foreign Language (EFL) teachers' beliefs towards teaching grammar in deductive and inductive approaches in the Sunrise curriculum in Duhok high schools. The study used a mixed-method (qualitative and quantitative) strategy for data gathering and analysis. The participants were EFL teachers of Duhok governorate high schools. The results showed that Duhok EFL teachers of Sunrise curriculum preferred using an inductive approach to teaching but they use the deductive approach because of some reasons such as the time of the lesson, number of students in a class, etc. This study might help EFL instructors employ appropriate approaches to teaching in the classroom.