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Between two rivers : ancient Mesopotamia and the birth of history / by Moudhy Al-Rashid

by Moudy Al-Rashid

This book analyses ancient clay tablets to reveal the daily lives, personal struggles and achievements of the people of Mesopotamia, demonstrating how their experiences mirror our own.

Accession 31857 ISBN 9781324036425 Publisher W. W. Norton & Co.
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In ancient times, the vast area that stretches across what is now modern-day Iraq and Syria saw the rise and fall of epic civilizations who built the foundations of our world today. It was in this region, which we call Mesopotamia, that history was written down for the very first time. With startling modernity, the people of Mesopotamia left behind hundreds of thousands of fragments of their everyday lives. Immortalised in clay and stone are intimate details from 4000 years ago. We find accounts of an enslaved person negotiating their freedom, a dog's paw prints as it accidentally stepped into fresh clay, a parent desperately trying to soothe a baby with a lullaby, the imprint of a child's teeth as it sank them into their clay homework, and countless receipts for beer. -- Trove

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