November 5, 2024

Watch the World’s First Film Made in Babylonian, the Language of Ancient Mesopotamia

Author: Colin Marshall
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“Enable subtitles,” says the notification that appears before The Poor Man of Nippur — and you will need them, unless, of course, you happen to hail from the cradle of civilization. The short film is adapted from “a folktale based on a 2,700-year-old poem about a pauper,” says the University of Cambridge’s alumni news, acted […]

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