by The Curious Scribe | Jan 10, 2025 | Blog
Marduk standing triumphantly, exuding divine power, with the dragon Tiamat writhing furiously below amidst stormy waters. How the World’s Oldest Tales Inspired the Humor and Adventure of The Funny Epic of Gilgamesh When you think of ancient myths, solemn tales...
by The Curious Scribe | Jan 7, 2025 | Blog
Wheeled cart in construction site Clay tablet and stylus Ancient Mesopotamia map Understanding the First Great Civilization Welcome to Mesopotamia—often called the “Cradle of Civilization.” This ancient land, nestled between the Tigris and Euphrates...
by The Curious Scribe | Jan 5, 2025 | Blog
How the World’s First Writing System Began Imagine a world where nothing is written down. No books, no grocery lists, no love letters. Sounds chaotic, right? Well, that was life before the people of ancient Mesopotamia decided, “We should probably keep track of...
by The Curious Scribe | Jan 4, 2025 | Blog
Why Uruk and the Birth of Civilization Inspired Me to Reimagine Ancient History with a Funny Twist When you think about cities today—bustling streets, towering skyscrapers, and endless coffee shops—it’s hard to imagine that humanity’s first cities began as humble...
by The Curious Scribe | Nov 1, 2023 | Blog
A highly realistic and detailed illustration of a ziggurat A ziggurat under construction The process of making dry mud bricks Ziggurats: Mesopotamia’s Skyscrapers Picture this: You’re strolling through the ancient city of Uruk, dodging merchants selling dates and...
