The Lives of Scribes in Ancient Mesopotamia

Scribes. Scribing with their reed styli. (Source) Before writing Around 3500 B.C., just before the birth of writing, Sumerians had already been maintaining a civilization for thousands of years, complete with farming, temples, and all kinds of commerce, all of which required record keeping. But how do you keep records without writing? Well, not very…

Mesopotamia: limestone relief of scribes taking the loot during the looting of Musasir. from the palace of Sargon II in Khorsabad (Khunsabad). 710 BC. Sun 0,64x0,47 m Paris, musee du louvre

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