Ziggurat of Ur

2100 BC-01-01 00:00:00 The ziggurat is the most distinctive architectural invention of the Ancient Near East. Like an ancient Egyptian pyramid, an ancient Near Eastern ziggurat has four sides and rises up to the realm[…]

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The Code of Ur-Nammu

2100 BC-12-01 00:00:00 The Code of Ur-Nammu is the oldest known law code surviving today. It is from Mesopotamia and is written on tablets, in the Sumerian language c. 2100–2050 BC 69000

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“Epic of Gilgamesh”

2000 BC-12-01 00:00:00 “The Epic of Gilgamesh” is an epic poem from ancient Mesopotamia and among the earliest known literary writings in the world. It originated as a series of Sumerian legends and poems in[…]

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