While actual markets are rarely found in archaeological excavations, the evidence does indicate that they were located near city gates, which allowed for easy access for merchants coming in and out of the cities. Indeed, trade is attested as happening at gates
The Best Sumerian proverbs
source: https://t.co/yaxPy0zMXh
1. You should not cut the throat of that which has already had its throat cut.
2. "Though I still have bread left over, I will eat your bread!" Will this endear a man to the household of his friend?
29. When the sun is setting outside so that you cannot even recognise the hand in front of you, go inside!
30. A great river is a grave.
31. I would make the beer sweet but my neighbour would not appreciate it.
I fat fingered on Amazonโs app while searching for some Ugarit-related books and the AI response is depressingly funny
You heard it here. Ugaritic mythology is extremist ideology ๐
This passage of Enuma Elish (line 97-100)
โTiamat opened her mouth to swallow,
He thrust in the ill wind so she could not close her lips.
The raging winds bloated her belly,
Her insides were stopped up, she gaped her mouth wide.โ
is
Marduk: *inflates you big and round*
sorry
1/ In the 13th century BC Ugarit was one of the most important cities of the Eastern Mediterranean. Because of its strategic location and large harbour, Ugarit had become an important trade center with a strong cosmopolitan character and a highly literate society. #Ugarit