Ancient influence on modern day: This ancient tablet, which bears a religious text, comes from land that sits between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. The land is called Sumer. And its people gave birth to human civilizations' first cities—and to innovations in transportation, literature, and monumental architecture.
Sumerian culture flourished for more than 2,000 years and was the dominant power in Mesopotamia. Discover more about these enterprising peoples and their numerous innovations, including the above tablet, which was created using cuneiform, the world’s first writing system.
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