Daily life in Mesopotamia

Ancient Mesopotamia loved parties and banquets. They have fun, music, dancing and sports activities, as well as brothels and casinos. In ancient Mesopotamia, when family members met in the morning, it was customary to kiss as a greeting. Babylonian palaces and rich people's homes have their own bathrooms, while people bathe in canals or pools in the yard. From the statue, Mesopotamia had a thick hairstyle; Sumerians shaved clean, while Babylonians had beards. /kloc-In the late 20th century, there were competitions offering sacrifices to gods, including running, waist twisting, chariot racing, batting, boxing, fencing, combat drills and other sports activities. The king of Assyria slaughtered lions and other wild animals in the hunting grounds. According to a document at that time, King Tigray Parashar I of Assyria killed no less than 920 lions, 800 chariots, 120 standing on the ground, elephants 10 and 6 bison.

Mesopotamia can play chess, including ancient Asian chess and Ur royal chess. Goats in the bushes of Wuerwang Mausoleum

In Mesopotamia, the most common form of funeral is burial, but cremated bones have also been found in Ur, Babylon, Assyria and other places, but some scholars believe that these are the forms of cremation of immigrants. In Babylonia, Ur, Nipur and other places, large cemeteries were found in the city, but some people chose cemeteries outside the city in advance. Sumerians had the habit of burying the dead under their houses, and so did Assyrians. 1989, Iraqi archaeologists discovered two tombs of Assyrian royal family in Nimrud. This tomb belongs to the Queen and contains a large number of exquisite handicrafts. Eighty pieces of gold ornaments were found in one place, with a total weight of about 14kg. Another place may be the tomb of Queen ashur Nasirpa II, including 440 gold handicrafts with a total weight of about 23kg. Exquisite and beautiful ornaments let modern scholars see the Assyrian monarch. The Mausoleum of Ur is an important burial area of Mesopotamian civilization, and its history can be traced back to the late third millennium. Only Sir Woolley of Britain found 1850 tombs here, including 16 royal tombs, and the number of others that may be stolen or destroyed is twice this number. What is unusual is not only that more than 20,000 cultural relics have been unearthed, but also that people have been buried with them. The number of people buried with King and Queen Ur ranged from 4 to 74. The people buried with them are mainly women, dressed in costumes, wearing headdresses, necklaces and rings inlaid with gold and precious stones. Their identities are musicians, maids or maids. The people buried with him are guards and riders. According to the discoverer Wu, there was no trace of violence at the scene, and the people buried with him should be willing to die.