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...
