Mesopotamia A map showing the extent of Mesopotamia. Shown are Washukanni, Nineveh, Hatra, Assur, Nuzi, Palmyra, Mari, Sippar, Babylon, Kish, Nippur, Isin, Lagash, Uruk, Charax Spasinu and Ur, from north to south. From Wikipedia
Published in the journal Iraq, the full 250-line hymn offers new views of Babylon’s majesty, the springtime Euphrates and women’s priestly duties
