“Kiss” in Iranian and Mesopotamian Cultures Amir Zamani Azad University, Iran, Arak Amirzamani1983@yahoo.com Abstract Kissing kings’ feet is a matter of debate in Iran, but it is perfectly clear that in Mesopotamia they were kissed certainly not tenderly, and it was just fear. People in the society or elsewhere kissed each other as to greet, form a friendship or satisfy their lust. In Iran, but, the situation was somehow different and that is when a person wanted to show respect before a king which was just bowing a little and holding their hand in front of their mouths. It will be shown in this essay that in Iran there was nothing as kissing the kings’ feet or falling flat on the ground, but in Mesopotamia it was exactly the opposite. There were various kinds of kisses in Iran as a holy kiss in Manichaeism and an evil kiss in Zoroastrianism and their remnants exist in kissing the shrines and in Book of Kings in the story of Dahag. Introduction “It is supposed to confer the gift of eloquence on those who kiss it” 1 . (Yung & Franz, 1968) “Kissing” can be used as in performing a ritual, showing friendship, offering congratulations, showing respect to someone, performing a greeting, showing sexual or romantic relationships and in political reasons.