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Mesopotamia, seleucid period (ca. third-first century B.C.) Baked clay MLC 1872 The Morgan Library & Museum Cuneiform Tablets, Ancient Sumer, Ancient Scripts, Ancient Writing, Baked Clay, Cradle Of Civilization, Ancient Near East, Ancient Kingdom, Ancient Mesopotamia

Lunar eclipses figured prominently in the prognostications of the Babylonian seer. This text was part of the temple ritual. Specific roles and chants are assigned to different types of priests and laypeople. Aromatic woods are to be burned on an altar throughout an eclipse; dirges are to be sung; people are to remove their headgear and cover their heads with their garments, then wail and cry aloud, begging the gods to save them, their cities, and their shrines. The text conceives of an…

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The Minoan-Mycenean stage of psychological development is a fascinating period in ancient history that offers valuable insights into the psychological development of individuals and societies. This era, which roughly spans from around 2000 to 1200 BCE, encompassed the civilisations of the Minoans on the island of Crete and the Myceneans in mainland Greece.
#Art #History #SocialScience Mycenaean Art, Mainland Greece, Minoan Art, Philosophical Thoughts, Forensic Psychology, Greece Art, Mother Goddess, Human Behavior, Ancient Greece

The Minoan-Mycenean stage of psychological development is a fascinating period in ancient history that offers valuable insights into the psychological development of individuals and societies. This era, which roughly spans from around 2000 to 1200 BCE, encompassed the civilisations of the Minoans on the island of Crete and the Myceneans in mainland Greece. #Art #History #SocialScience

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The Sumerians were the first known people to settle in Mesopotamia over 7,000 years ago, between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers (modern day Iraq). Sumer was often called the cradle of civilization. By the 4th millennium BC, it had established an advanced system writing, spectacular arts and architecture, astronomy and mathematics. The origin of the Sumerians remains a mystery till this day. Akkadian Empire, Ancient Sumer, Sejarah Kuno, Ancient Sumerian, Epic Of Gilgamesh, Cradle Of Civilization, Ancient Mesopotamia, Ancient Origins, Ancient City

The Sumerians were the first known people to settle in Mesopotamia over 7,000 years ago, between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers (modern day Iraq). Sumer was often called the cradle of civilization. By the 4th millennium BC, it had established an advanced system writing, spectacular arts and architecture, astronomy and mathematics. The origin of the Sumerians remains a mystery till this day.

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Going back to 2700 BCE, the Indus Valley Civilization had some of the earliest known urban sanitation systems. With drainage and sewage in every home, these ancient urban planners were truly ahead of their time! #plumbinghistory #indusvalley #plumbingpioneers #mpm #maxwellplumb #didyouknow #history #plumbing #nyc #trivia #plumbingtrivia #ancientplumbing Ancient African Civilizations, Ancient Mesopotamia Architecture, Indus Civilization Art, Indus Valley Civilization Architecture, Ancient Indian Art History, Indus River Valley Civilization, Harappan Civilization Project, Indus Valley Civilization Art, Indus Valley Civilization Project

Going back to 2700 BCE, the Indus Valley Civilization had some of the earliest known urban sanitation systems. With drainage and sewage in every home, these ancient urban planners were truly ahead of their time! #plumbinghistory #indusvalley #plumbingpioneers #mpm #maxwellplumb #didyouknow #history #plumbing #nyc #trivia #plumbingtrivia #ancientplumbing

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Egyptian History Ancient Egypt, Old Egypt Art, Egyptian Book Of The Dead, Ancient Kemet, Egyptian Civilization, Kemet Egypt, Book Of The Dead, Ancient Egypt Art, Old Egypt

The Egyptian Book of the Dead was a foundational work of ancient Egyptian culture. It comprised a very lengthy text, with some preserved specimens on papyrus scrolls reaching up to forty meters in length. Moreover, it was an expensive commodity, for which one could pay with a silver debit, equivalent to half of a farmer’s …

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