Cities of clay, reeds, and stars...
Sumer – the cities between the rivers
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The sun hangs low over the horizon, casting long, amber shadows across the mudbrick walls of Uruk. The air is thick with the scent of sun-baked clay, river silt, and the faint, sweet tang of roasting barley from the district near the quays. Beyond the massive perimeter wall, the Euphrates glimmers like a hammered silver ribbon, its current pulling gently toward the southern marshes. Inside the city, the rhythm of life is relentless. Donkey carts laden with reed bundles rattle over the hard-packed earth, their wooden wheels groaning in protest. Near the…
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