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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Famed “Mask of Warka” also known as the "Lady of Uruk" (due to its resemblance to the Sumerian goddess Inanna) is dated to
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Ancient History Facts
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - World’s oldest dictionaries come from the Akkadian Empire. The dictionaries are about 4,500-year-old and were discovered in Ebla, one of the earliest kingdoms
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Ancient ruins and mounds of Mesopotamia have revealed many precious artifacts, thousands of tablets, statuettes, and various other treasures which are now in
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Artifacts
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The oldest evidence of printing is the stamping of inscriptions into the soft clay of bricks before firing. This was done by Sumerian
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Ancient Mysteries
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Our quest for the legendary Tree of Life takes us to a place in Mesopotamia that is sometimes referred to as the Grove of
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The kings mentioned in the "Sumerian King List" are also attested in other important, historiographical sources. The so-called "Tummal Inscription" (also known as "Tummal
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The Codes of Ur Nammu, written on a Sumerian clay tablet are the world’s oldest laws known to exist. The codes were composed
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Artifacts
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The Sharkalishharri cylinder seal, like many other similar objects from the Uruk period, is an impressive example of the technical performance and the
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AncientPages.com - Who invented beer? The first known beer was called kui, brewed by the ancient Chinese around 7,000 BC. Kui was made from rice, honey and fruit, but the
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In Mesopotamian mythology, Gilgamesh is a demigod of superhuman strength who built the city walls of Uruk to defend his people from external
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - King Ur-Nammu reigned in 2047-2030 BC and founded the Third Dynasty of Ur in Sumer. He initiated the so-called Ur III Period (2047-1750
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - Prehistoric fragment of a clay brick with an inscription of King Amar-Suena in Sumerian language, has been brought back to Iraq. The owner of the artifact
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