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Mesopotamia

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Mesopotamia

A historical region associated with the Tigris and Euphrates, home to many societies and civilisations.

The ziggurat of Ur in southern Iraq, in a modern photograph that includes restored parts of the structure. An example of a Mesopotamian site, not an image of the entire region or a reconstruction of all its periods
The ziggurat of Ur in southern Iraq, in a modern photograph that includes restored parts of the structure. An example of a Mesopotamian site, not an image of the entire region or a reconstruction of all its periodsDanyelflorea · CC BY-SA 3.0 · CC BY-SALicense · Image source

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Mesopotamia is a historical and geographical region associated with the Tigris and Euphrates and their surrounding lands. Its scope should not be reduced to one modern state. Sumerian, AkkadianAkkadianAn ancient East Semitic language written in cuneiform in Mesopotamia.Glossary · Click to read the explanation, Babylonian, Assyrian and other communities occupied it at different times; a regional name does not imply one language or religion. [1]

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  1. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Ancient Near Eastern Art: Guide to the Collections Introduction on Near Eastern geography and chronology; regional scope varies by study. Return to the text ↑

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  1. Edition 2 · 10 October 2026 · editor:aladmin

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IL Archive, «Mesopotamia», Edition 2, https://ilarchive.com/en/sites/mesopotamia