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   Forget Death and Seek Life! Fascinating Insights into The Human Condition in 4,000-Year-Old Epic of Gilgamesh
“Forget death and seek life!” With these encouraging words, Gilgamesh, the star of the eponymous 4000-year-old epic poem, coins the world’s first heroic catchphrase
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       The Great City of Uruk Became Sumerian Powerhouse of Technology, Architecture and Culture | Ancient Origins
Home to Gilgamesh, Uruk was the major force of urbanization and state formation duri the 4th millennium BC. In Epic of Gilgamesh , the king is said to have built the city’s monumental walls.There may be some truth to the legend, these walls, as well as other structures, were actually unearthed by archaeologists.
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The 4,000-Year-Old Sumerian Love Poem and the Sacred Ritual of Marriage | Ancient Origins
J. Stuckey (2005) describes the ritual of the sacred marriage: From extant hymns, we can piece together what happened in the ritual. First, Inanna was bathed, perfumed, and adorned, while Dumuzi and his retinue processed towards her shrine.
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Forget Death and Seek Life! Fascinating Insights into The Human Condition in 4,000-Year-Old Epic of Gilgamesh
 The Great City of Uruk Became Sumerian Powerhouse of Technology, Architecture and Culture
 The 4,000-Year-Old Sumerian Love Poem and the Sacred Ritual of Marriage
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