The Mesopotamian Civilization
Cradle of civilization, agriculture, writing and taking its roots approximately in the 10th millennium BC, Mesopotamia (grouping together different peoples such as the Sumerians , the Akkadians , the Assyrians or even the Babylonians for example) is considered one of the oldest known civilizations in the world!
After a development that accelerated in the 7th and 6th millennia BC, it saw the emergence of its first states and large cities, bringing together religious, economic centers and political institutions, in the 4th millennium BC.
Highly developed city-states with established social structures and simply stunning architecture and urban planning. A city-state such as the ancient city of Uruk , for example, located today in southern Iraq.
It is also the place that saw the emergence of what is now considered the first writing system in the world , and which is called Cuneiform !
The famous Epic of Gilgamesh , one of the oldest written stories in the world, and recounting the adventures of Gilgamesh , legendary King of Uruk , thus originates from Mesopotamia.
They established the first legal treaties such as the famous Code of Hammurabi , and established a developed economic system with several institutions such as palaces and temples regulating the different flows.
Filled with incredible artistic, artisanal and architectural know-how (not to mention the scientific knowledge they had at the time), the Mesopotamians were able to develop over the millennia a rich mythology and culture that influenced most of the peoples and civilizations that followed them.
Indeed, Mesopotamian mythology and gods are among the oldest known.
Gods who created man and governed his destiny. Gods such as the Anunnaki, whom I refer to in the following article: The Anunnaki
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