Books made of papyrus were unknown to the Mesopotamians.

人们索不达米亚不曾发现过莎草纸书。

Ancient Mesopotamians paid taxes in the form of livestock and labor.

代索不达米亚人以牲畜和劳动形式纳税。

The story of Noah and the Flood is also set in Mesopotamia.

诺亚和大洪水故事也发生索不达米亚。

What do cats have to do with the economic system of ancient Mesopotamia?

猫和代索不达米亚经济体系有什么关系？

Mesopotamian kings recorded and interpreted their dreams on wax tablets.

索不达米亚国王蜡质石板上记录并解释了他们梦。

In ancient Mesapotamian astronomy, Taurus was called 'the Bull of Heaven'.

索不达米亚天文学中，金牛座被称为天牛。

In ancient Mesopotamia, ordinary structures like houses or shops were made out of mud bricks.

索不达米亚地区，房屋和商店等普通结构是用泥砖建造。

Archaeological evidence has shown that Mesopotamia was the cradle of civilization.

考学上证据显示，索不达米亚是人类文明发源地。

But apparently the seven day week goes back much further to the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia.

但是很明显，一周七天说法可以追溯到更加久远索不达米亚文明时期。

One of the legacies of Mesopotamia is the enduring conflict between country and city.

索不达米亚留下遗产之一就是城市和国家之间不中断冲突。

The ancient Mesopotamians would speak of Nanna, the god of the Moon and creator of all things.

索不达米亚人会提到南娜，月亮之神和万物创造者。

Egyptian blue first appeared around 2600 BCE and eventually spread throughout Mesopotamia and the Roman empire.

埃及蓝首次出现于约2600BC，最终传遍索不达米亚和罗马帝国。

Ancient Mesopotamians and Egyptians made beer throughout the year from stored cereal grains.

代索不达米亚和埃及地区一年到头都利用储存谷物酿造啤酒。

The tablet features Kenya form inscriptions in Sumerian, the language of the ancient Mesopotamian civilization.

这块石碑以苏尔语铭文肯尼亚为特色，苏尔语是索不达米亚代文明语言。

INTRO The earliest recognized device for computing was the abacus, invented in Mesopotamia around 2500 BCE.

主题曲...最早被认可计算设备是算盘 大约公元前2500年发明于索不达米亚。

I love Mesopotamia because it helped create two of my favorite things: Writing and taxes.

我喜欢索不达米亚，因为它参与创造了我最喜欢两样东西：书写和税收。

In particular, the Mesopotamian understood Pythagorean triples at a level of sophistication that we never expected.

特别是索不达米亚人对毕达哥拉斯三元组理解复杂程度，是我们从未预料到。

This programme's object is a piece of clay, made just over five thousand years ago in a Mesopotamian city.

一块制作于五千年前索不达米亚黏土板上，有我们已知最早文字。

I'm Shamash, the Mesopotamian god of judgment, and today we're gathered to witness this year's clash of stunning speed.

我是沙玛什，索不达米亚审判之神，今天我们聚集一起共同见证今年令人惊叹速度之战。

This ancient Mesopotamian tale is possibly the oldest known work of literature, and yet the story remains compelling today.

这个索不达米亚老故事，可能是目前已知最早文学作品，但至今这个故事仍然十分吸引人。