Ethics in Mesopotamia

Document Type : Original Article

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Faculty member, Department of Ancient History, Faculty of Arts, Qena, South Valley University (Egypt)

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The civilization of Mesopotamia was characterized by a special character consistent with the conditions of life in it, and was greatly affected by its natural environment since its early ages, an environment that effectively contributed to the formation of their ideas, culture and religious beliefs. Religion occupied a large space in the lives of the ancient Iraqis, and played a prominent role in their civilization formation, to the extent that it can be said that the civilization of Mesopotamia cannot be understood without studying religion first of all; As its penetration and impact in every aspect of its civilization reached a great extent, making its knowledge, sciences and literature unresearchable independent of religion, until it was labeled - like the Egyptian civilization - as a religious civilization.

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