I'm an archaeologist and after years of excavating Mesopotamian sites I feel like I'm disturbing the dead - I want to ask their gods for forgiveness but I don't know if that's professional or appropriate.
More people experience this than they realize.
The scholar recognizes the sacred dimension of their research subjects and seeks atonement for potential violation of ancient spiritual boundaries.
“Where Are You with Mesopotamian religion — Sumerian Babylonian Assyrian?”
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