What is the name of the ancient Mesopotamian epic featuring the hero Gilgamesh?
Answer
Epic of Gilgamesh
80 Ancient Mesopotamia Trivia Questions with Answers
80 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
What was the ancient Mesopotamian city of Sippar especially associated with?
Answer
The worship of Shamash
What was the famous ancient Mesopotamian board game discovered in royal tombs at Ur called?
Answer
Royal Game of Ur
Which Assyrian king commissioned the Black Obelisk, depicting Jehu of Israel?
Answer
Shalmaneser III
Who was Enheduanna, the ancient Mesopotamian figure often called the earliest known named author?
Answer
Akkadian high priestess
Which Babylonian king rebuilt Babylon and is linked to the Ishtar Gate in the 6th century BCE?
Answer
Nebuchadnezzar II
Which Mesopotamian ruler founded the Akkadian Empire in the 24th century BCE?
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Sargon of Akkad