Mesopotamia Vs Egypt

Both egypt and mesopotamia civilizations were polytheistic, But as for Egypt the “pharaoh was the divine being whose function was to maintain Egypt’s stability within the cosmic order” (pg.19). Through their rituals, Egyptians worked to maintain the cosmic order by appeasing the gods and goddesses who controlled their universe (pg.19). Sumerians viewed kingship as divine, derived their power from the gods and were the agents of the gods. One thing that these tw civilization have in common was that they both had a pagan belief, worshiping nature in the form of gods.