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Tigris and Euphrates region
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Tigris_and_Euphrates_region
GPTKB entity
Statements (45)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
geographical region
gptkbp:archaeologicalSite
gptkb:Mari
gptkb:Uruk
gptkb:Sippar
gptkb:Lagash
gptkb:Nippur
gptkbp:climate
arid
gptkbp:country
gptkb:Iraq
gptkb:Syria
gptkb:Turkey
gptkbp:flowsThrough
gptkb:Persian_Gulf
gptkbp:hasFloodHistory
seasonal
gptkbp:hasPart
gptkb:Iraq
gptkb:Syria
gptkb:Turkey
gptkbp:hasRiver
gptkb:Euphrates
gptkb:Tigris
gptkbp:historicalName
gptkb:Mesopotamia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Tigris and Euphrates region
gptkbp:importantFor
early mathematics
development of law (Code of Hammurabi)
early astronomy
early literature (Epic of Gilgamesh)
gptkbp:irrigationSource
ancient canals
gptkbp:knownFor
early agriculture
fertile land
ziggurats
first cities
invention of writing (cuneiform)
gptkbp:languageSpoken
Akkadian
Assyrian
Babylonian
Sumerian
gptkbp:locatedIn
gptkb:Middle_East
gptkbp:majorCity
gptkb:Babylon
gptkb:Nineveh
gptkb:Ur
gptkb:Eridu
gptkbp:notableFor
gptkb:Akkadian_civilization
gptkb:Assyrian_civilization
gptkb:Babylonian_civilization
gptkb:ancient_Sumerian_civilization
cradle of civilization
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:The_Garden_of_Eden
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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