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In five pages this paper discusses what these ancient textual tablets reveal about the social, political, and gender relations of the Mesopotamian civilization. Two sources are listed in the bibliography.
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Sumer was one of the earliest civilizations, located in a Middle East region known as Mesopotamia (in what is now Iraq). Of all of the ancient civilizations, Sumer was
among the most highly sophisticated in terms of politics, farming, and culture. This Mesopotamian society was subdivided into regions over which various kings ruled, and consisted of a social
class hierarchy with kings, high priests, their officers and aristocrats occupying the top positions, commoners (farmers and laborers) in the middle, then finally, slaves at the bottom (Greer 16).
Without the aid of an authoritative textbook on the history of Sumer/Mesopotamia, much remains unknown about this early society except for the insights provided by The Epic of Gilgamesh.
The epic was carved onto a serious of clay tablets mysteriously, and its true author remains anonymous (Greer 17). However, a careful reading of these tablets offers considerable perspectives
on the society, politics, and gender relations of this bygone era. The society of Mesopotamia, though predominantly agricultural, also had a highly developed urban area, as evidenced by the description
of Uruk contained on Tablet I: "Go up on the wall of Uruk and walk around, examine its foundation, inspect its brickwork thoroughly. Is not (even the core of) the
brick structure made of kiln-fired brick, and did not the Seven Sages themselves lay out its plans? One league city, one league palm gardens, one league lowlands, the open area
of the Ishtar Temple, three leagues and the open area of Uruk it (the wall) encloses" (Anonymous 3). The region was obviously well protected from territorial invasion and featured
impressive brickwork buildings. The reference to the open area of the Ishtar Temple represents the importance of religious worship to the citizens of Mesopotamia. The Uruk ruler, King
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