The cult of Sin was intimately connected with the cattle herds and the domestication of large flocks of animals.
The Reign of Nabonidus | A History of the Supreme Moon God

The cult of Sin was intimately connected with the cattle herds and the domestication of large flocks of animals.
It is an internal conflict that manifests itself in the external world–creating chaos and order over and over again.
In the earliest days of our hunting expeditions, we humans were vulnerable and very afraid.
Some of us hold within ourselves dormant volcanos that have never exploded.
The love that the great artists of India had for their country didn’t die with them, but lived on through their art and like the Banyan Tree; found new roots in the soil and within the souls of the next generation.
The needs of ordinary citizens mean nothing to these corrupt leaders. If they encounter opposition of any sort, their instinct is to destroy.
It is fair to conclude that it was military rule--and not kingship, per se--that led to the self-deification of kings.
Dvorak's journey is two-fold; he first discovers the sound of his own soil. It is only then that he embarks on the quest to attune his ear to creating a new musical tradition in what is a relatively young immigrant nation.
It was the coo of his orchestral pieces that would resonate within the hearts of those who had the privilege perform, publish and participate in Sibelius' music.
In Mesopotamia, the concept of a temporary ruler acting as a custodian of the divine sought to solve the conflict that had arisen between secular and religious leadership.