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Religion in First Millennium BCE Babylonian Classrooms

Original: Gods in the Classroom: Religion and Education in First Millennium BCE Babylonia

A Cambridge academic article examines how religion shaped education in Babylonia during the first millennium BCE, looking at how gods featured in school curricula, scribal training, and everyday classroom practice. Readers on a technology discussion forum have been sharing the piece, driving conversation about what ancient schooling reveals about the era's culture and religious life.

Why now: An open academic article about ancient Babylonian education has drawn attention and discussion from general readers.

BabyloniaCambridge University PressIraq journal

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