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Writing in Mesopotamia
The theme of my exhibition is writing. The reason that I chose writing is the ability to
clearly record events has the ability to remove doubt on the details of said event. The event in
question could be an important battle, religious texts, political documents, laws, or just about
anything that would benefit from recording the specifics of the situation. Having these things
the end of the third millennia BCE that dictates how the estate of a family
This tablet was found at a dig site in the Upper Zab River
Here is another legal document from the second millennia BCE that is
written in cuneiform. In this case it is the results of some litigation ruled on by the
legal system. According to the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago early
Mesopotamian writing was done using simple pictures called pictograms but they
Here is a tablet found in the Lower Zab River Valley that documents the
payment of taxes by an individual. This acted as proof that they had paid there
share to the kingdom. The Mesopotamians did not use money, instead they
Mesopotamians used their powerful military to maintain and grow the size of the empire and
back to the late third millennia BCE this is a receipt for the
bbaddins.schoolcraft.edu/addins/HIST134/captivates/M2_Dig/multiscreen.html.
Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago. “Life In Mesopotamia.” Ancient Mesopotamia: This
mesopotamia.lib.uchicago.edu/mesopotamialife/index.php.