Life of a Scribe in Mesopotamia, Scribal Schools and the Ultimate Ancient Diss Track
History with Cy
English - April 11, 2020 23:00 - 19 minutes - 13.1 MBCourses Education Society & Culture Places & Travel history ancient history medieval history world history country history ancient mesopotamia ancient greece ancient persia medieval europe ancient anatolia Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Scribes played an extremely important role in the history of the ancient world, especially in Mesopotamia. As purveyors of the written word, they were responsible for all sorts of tasks - recording knowledge, drafting and writing edicts for their rulers, copying works of ancient literature, keep tab of grain inventories, writing up contracts between different parties, solving everyday mathematical problems, translating documents and much more. In this episode, you'll get a glimpse of the world of scribes in Mesopotamia - and hear what may be the equivalent of the oldest diss track in ancient history.
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