Cities, States, and Living in Ancient Mesopotamia
Tides of History
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Mesopotamia - The Temple of the Goddess
Mesopotamia has been called the cradle of civilization. It is where cities, states and written laws came into being. The scribe spent his whole adult life in service to the temple. He was not a religious specialist, just described he served the temple. But this was as close as he would ever come to the goddess herself.
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