icial offerings were often popular processes. The ability of ancient people to understand the spiritual and physical worlds depended on their access to spiritual enlightenment through prophet's exegesis.
             In ancient Mesopotamia, people believed in many gods. These deities were their explanations for the physical world. For example, Anu was believed to be the god of the sky. Many other gods were contrived to explain natural phenomena. People saw themselves are working for the Gods to change the world for the better. They viewed death as their penalty for ineffectiveness and sins. The people led strict lives that were culturally and economically concentrated around the Ziggurat. At this religious hub, the people communicated with the Gods and gave them offerings and sacrifices. The Ziggurat was the link between the heavens and the earth. By studying Mesopotamian literature, we can see example of other ways that people communicated with the Gods. In The Epic of Gilgamesh, the characters rely on dreams to communicate with the gods. In one scene, Gilgamesh wants to communicate with the gods. He makes an offering to the Gods and prays for guidance.
             There Gilgamesh dug a well before the setting sun. He went up to the mountain an
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