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Ryan Moorhen
- Jan 17, 2018
- 4 min
Gilgamesh / King of Uruk
Gilgamesh is the semi-mythic King of Uruk best known from The Epic of Gilgamesh (written c. 2150-1400 BCE) the great Sumerian/Babylonian...
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Ryan Moorhen
- Jan 17, 2018
- 4 min
Sumerian Cuneiform
Cuneiform is a system of writing first developed by the ancient Sumerians of Mesopotamia c. 3500-3000 BCE. It is considered the most...
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Ryan Moorhen
- Jan 16, 2018
- 7 min
Uruk
Uruk was one of the most important cities (at one time, the most important) in ancient Mesopotamia. According to the Sumerian King List,...
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Ryan Moorhen
- Jan 16, 2018
- 7 min
Syria & the Empires of Mesopotamia
Syria is a country located in the Middle East on the shore of Mediterranean Sea and bordered, from the north down to the west, by Turkey,...
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Ryan Moorhen
- Jan 16, 2018
- 3 min
Eridu
Eridu (present day Abu Shahrein, Iraq) was considered the first city in the world by the ancient Sumerians and, certainly, is among the...
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Ryan Moorhen
- Jan 16, 2018
- 7 min
Ur
Ur was a city in the region of Sumer, southern Mesopotamia, in what is modern-day Iraq. According to biblical tradition, the city is...
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Ryan Moorhen
- Jan 16, 2018
- 7 min
Phoenicians
Phoenicia was an ancient civilization composed of independent city-states which lay along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea stretching...
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Ryan Moorhen
- Jan 16, 2018
- 4 min
Godin Tepe / Sumerian Outpost
Godin Tepe is, today, an archaeological site in the Kangavar valley of Luristan, in western central Iran. The name means "hill of Godin"...
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