Question

Why were the babylonians obsessed with finding the secret to immortality/avoiding death?.

Answer 1

The realm of the dead, Irkalla, was a terrible place of suffering that

Babylonians feared going to which was why they were obsessed with

finding the secret to immortality/avoiding death.

Who were the Babylonians?

These are the people that originates from the city of Babylon which was the

capital of southern Mesopotamia. They were however afraid to die due to

their knowledge of the realm of the dead.

They had the notion that this realm which is also referred to as Irkalla was a

place of suffering which made them scared and find means to become

immortal.

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