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![Ancient Mesopotamian Ghost Spell](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/17136.jpg?v=1678200189)
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Ancient Mesopotamian Ghost Spell
Medicine in ancient Mesopotamia was based on the belief that illness...
![Shulgi and Ninlil's Barge](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/17105.jpg?v=1677518346)
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Shulgi and Ninlil's Barge
Shulgi and Ninlil's Barge is a Sumerian poem dated to the reign...
![Sargon and Ur-Zababa](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/3128.jpg?v=1715194870)
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Sargon and Ur-Zababa
Sargon and Ur-Zababa is a Sumerian poem, date of composition unknown...
![The Legend of Sargon of Akkad](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/2997.jpg?v=1715194864)
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The Legend of Sargon of Akkad
The Legend of Sargon of Akkad (c. 2300 BCE) is an Akkadian work...
![Lugalbanda and the Anzud Bird](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/6316.jpg?v=1676056805)
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Lugalbanda and the Anzud Bird
Lugalbanda and the Anzud Bird is a Sumerian myth dated to the Ur...
![Dialogue of Pessimism](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/2267.jpg?v=1675249600)
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Dialogue of Pessimism
The Dialogue of Pessimism (c. 1000 BCE) is a Babylonian poem featuring...