You’ve seen the winged figures, the mysterious symbols, and the clay tablets. But what did they mean to the people who made them? Ancient Mesopotamia Decoded is an illustrated guide from Deep Past that helps you understand the world behind the artifacts—from gods and flood stories to family life, work, and beliefs about death. Across 10 chapters, discover: • The differences between Sumerian, Akkadian, Babylonian, and Assyrian cultures. • How cuneiform tablets survived and what they can tell us. • How to interpret divine symbols and objects popularly called the “handbags of the gods.” • How ancient observers recorded the sky and practiced divination. • Mesopotamian creation stories, flood narratives, and the world of the dead. • The lives of kings, workers, merchants, and families. A guide you can return to Object Files identify important artifacts, their dates, collections, and museum numbers so you can explore them further. Evidence Checks distinguish established findings, debated interpretations, and unanswered questions. Maps, timelines, schematic illustrations, comparison tables, and a glossary help you keep people, places, and ideas in context. What you receive • The complete 86-page ebook in English. • Downloadable PDF format. • 10 chapters, plus a glossary, chronology, deity and symbol reference guide, further reading, notes, and bibliography. Written for curious readers. No prior knowledge required. This edition includes maps and explanatory diagrams, rather than photographs of artifacts. Digital ebook only. No physical book will be shipped.