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Schools in Ancient Mesopotamia  - Ancient Mesopotamia: Portrait of a Dead Civilization, E23
Video by Digital Hammurabi

Schools in Ancient Mesopotamia - Ancient Mesopotamia: Portrait of a Dead Civilization, E23

What was school like in Ancient Mesopotamia? How did scribes learn to read and write in a difficult language like Sumerian? Dr. Josh explores the education of these early bureaucrats. This series is based on the entertaining and engaging...
Scribes in Mesopotamia
Video by The Oriental Institute

Scribes in Mesopotamia

Professor of Hittite and Anatolian Languages Theo van den Hout tells us about who scribes in Mesopotamia and Anatolia were. This video was made for the Oriental Institute Museum special exhibit "Visible Language: Inventions of Writing...
Mesopotamian Scribes and their Craft - Ancient Mesopotamia: Portrait of a Dead Civilization, E22
Video by Digital Hammurabi

Mesopotamian Scribes and their Craft - Ancient Mesopotamia: Portrait of a Dead Civilization, E22

Who were the scribes that wrote in Sumerian and Akkadian in ancient Mesopotamia? Dr. Josh gives an introduction to these ancient bureaucrats and their craft. This series is based on the entertaining and engaging book, 'Ancient Mesopotamia...
Ancient History of Winter Solstice Traditions and Sites
Video by Kelly Macquire

Ancient History of Winter Solstice Traditions and Sites

The winter solstice, falling in December in the Northern hemisphere and June in the Southern hemisphere, is the shortest day and longest night of the year. The winter solstice, also referred to as ‘midwinter’ is associated with the idea of...
The Epic of Gilgamesh, Lecture by Andrew George
Video by Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East

The Epic of Gilgamesh, Lecture by Andrew George

Andrew George, Professor of Babylonian, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London The Epic of Gilgamesh is a 4,000-year-old Mesopotamian poem about a hero who embarks on an arduous quest to find the secret of...
Gilgamesh Lament for Enkidu
Video by Peter Pringle

Gilgamesh Lament for Enkidu

Gilgamesh was king of the Sumerian city of Uruk in Southern Mesopotamia, some 5000 years ago. According to legend, he was a ruthless despot, so the gods created a friend for him, a kind of wild man called Enkidu, who was able to challenge...
The Epic of Gilgamesh, the King Who Tried to Conquer Death - Soraya Field Fiorio
Video by TED-Ed

The Epic of Gilgamesh, the King Who Tried to Conquer Death - Soraya Field Fiorio

Dive into the Epic of Gilgamesh, and follow the king of Uruk on a series of dangerous quests as he searches for immortality. In 1849, in the ancient city of Nineveh in Iraq, archaeologists sifted through dusty remains, hoping to find records...
Epic of Gilgamesh: The Ancient Poem Explained
Video by Captivating History

Epic of Gilgamesh: The Ancient Poem Explained

Rarely does a name survive as many millennia as Gilgamesh has. World-renowned men of letters such as Carl Gustav Jung and Rainer Maria Rilke spoke nothing but the highest praise for the ancient Babylonian epic about the popular and much beloved...
Persephone-Kore the Goddess of Spring and Queen of the Underworld
Video by Kelly Macquire

Persephone-Kore the Goddess of Spring and Queen of the Underworld

Persephone-Kore was an agricultural deity as the goddess of spring, vegetation, and of grain, but she was also the Queen of the underworld and wife of Hades and, to the Romans, she was known as Proserpina. She was the daughter of Zeus, king...
Hestia the Greek Goddess of the Hearth and Home
Video by Kelly Macquire

Hestia the Greek Goddess of the Hearth and Home

Hestia is the ancient Greek goddess of the hearth and home, and of hospitality so her responsibilities included presiding over the preparation of family meals, baking bread, and entertaining guests. As the goddess of the family hearth and...
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