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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