mesopotamian speech and debate club 𒌵𒆠
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If you’re someone like me who sometimes has a difficult time picturing ancient history, here are some of my favorite and accurate artistic representations/photos of ancient Mesopotamia This drawing is
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If you've ever wondered how the Epic of Gilgamesh was translated from its original cuneiform, I have decided to write a thread showing you exactly how. Together, we can translate
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Let’s not waste time and jump into the first line. B - the first sign here is šum followed by ma, giving us šum-maP - three signs, here aš-ša-, and
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Okay here goes! As promised, a thread to show you how to translate, from the original Babylonian cuneiform, a law from the Code of Hammurabi We’re going to translate together
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