Master Builders Arch & Dome Arch & Dome Become primary
elements in architecture for the rest of human history. Become
primary elements in architecture for the rest of human
history.
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Ziggurat of Ur
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Babylon Ishtar Gate
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Babylon Today
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Literature Heaven is far away, but earth is precious. - The
Instructions of Shuruppak circa 2,500 BCE
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Cuneiform Writing
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School Days 17 th century BCE My mother gave me two pieces of
bread and I went to school. In school the supervisor asked me, why
are you late? I was afraid. My heart was pounding. I entered into
the presence of the masters. I bowed down, and I recited my tablet
to the Master of the school. He said, You are going to be beaten
because you left out some lines.
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Cyrus Cylinder 539 BCE
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Art
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Standard of Ur 2500 BCE War
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Standard of Ur 2500 BCE Peace
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Bas-reliefs
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Lamassu
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Metal Work Head of Akkadian ruler Sargon I, from Nineveh Head
of Akkadian ruler Sargon I, from Nineveh Ca. 2350 BCE Ca. 2350
BCE
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Ram Caught in a Thicket ca. 2650-2550 B.C.
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Headdress of the Lady Puabi, ca. 2650-2550 BCE Gold, lapis
lazuli and carnelian