Mesopotamians
- ISBN-10
- 1608700666
- ISBN-13
- 9781608700660
- Category
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Pages
- 64
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2010
- Publisher
- Benchmark Books
- Author
- Michael Kerrigan
Description
"Offers insight into ancient times through the words of its peoples, featuring some of the most important written records from ancient Mesopotamia, including: the Sumerian King List, the Code of Hammurabi, the Hittite-Egyptian treaty of Kadesh, and the Epic of Gilgamesh, with examples of scripts carved into clay tablets and pillars using cuneiform letters"--Provided by publisher.
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