Books made of papyrus were unknown to the Mesopotamians.

人们亚曾发现过莎草纸书。

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

古代亚人以牲畜和劳动的形式纳税。

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

古代亚和埃及地区一年到头都利用储存的谷物酿造啤酒。

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

诺亚和大洪水的故事也发生亚。

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

亚留下的遗产之一就是城市和国家之间中断的冲突。

Mesopotamian kings recorded and interpreted their dreams on wax tablets.

亚国王蜡质石板上记录并解释了他们的梦。

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的肯尼亚为特色，苏尔语是亚古代文明的语言。

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

古亚地区，房屋和商店等普通结构是用泥砖建造的。

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

古亚天文学中，金牛座被称为天牛。

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

考古学上的证据显示，亚是人类文明的发源地。

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

猫和古代亚的经济体系有什么关系？

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

但是很明显，一周七天的说法可以追溯到更加久远的亚文明时期。

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，最终传遍亚和罗马帝国。

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

特别是亚人对毕哥拉斯三元组理解的复杂程度，是我们从未预料到的。

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

古亚人会提到南娜，月亮之神和万物的创造者。

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

我喜欢亚，因为它参与创造了我最喜欢的两样东西：书写和税收。

In the high mountain chain that runs north of Mesopotamia a wild mountain tribe had long been living.

耸立亚以北的高山山脉地区，长期以来就生活着一个未开化的山地民族。

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

这个亚的古老故事，可能是目前已知最早的文学作品，但至今这个故事仍然十分吸引人。

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，亚的审判之神，今天我们聚集一起共同见证今年令人惊叹的速度之战。

So why did this writing happen in Mesopotamia?

那么，为什么书写会出现亚呢？