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27 Μαρ 2023 · Mesopotamian education was invented by the Sumerians following the creation of writing c. 3500 BCE. The earliest schools were attached to temples but later established in separate buildings in which the scribes of ancient Mesopotamia learned their craft as they created and preserved the first written works in history.
Mesopotamian education was a cornerstone of elite life for all empires that dwelt in the Fertile Crescent. The first schools were started by the Sumerians in southern Mesopotamia. The invention of writing in the mid-4th millennium B.C. made kings and priests realize the need for educating scribes.
21 Οκτ 2024 · As a civilization contemporary with Egyptian civilization, Mesopotamia developed education quite similar to that of its counterpart with respect to its purpose and training. Formal education was practical and aimed to train scribes and priests.
Ancient Mesopotamian education was largely focused on literacy – the ability to read and write – with cuneiform writing a particularly challenging skill for students to master. Scribes were often trained for around 12 years.
Accessible and well-informed introduction to the role of reading and writing in ancient Mesopotamia, primarily (but not exclusively) focused on the Old Babylonian period (c. 1800 BCE). Issues of schools and education are primarily addressed in chapter 1 (pp. 17–67).
1 Οκτ 2024 · Ancient Mesopotamia proved that fertile land and the knowledge to cultivate it was a fortuitous recipe for wealth and civilization. Learn how this "land between two rivers" became the birthplace of the world's first cities, advancements in math and science, and the earliest evidence of literacy and a legal system.
30 Ιαν 2024 · Sumerian schools (known as edubba, “House of Tablets”) trained the scribes of ancient Mesopotamia in reading, writing, interpretation of texts, general knowledge, and the specifics of whatever field they would eventually work in.
