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Women in the Bible, Anatolia, and Mesopotamia, some of whom worked as midwives, temple workers, minstrels, and, during the Hittite and Persian periods, rulers.
Mesopotamian Money
Even before they had coins, the people of Mesopotamia had money that they used for trade. Ca you guess what they used as money?
Accessing Women's Lives in Mesopotamia
A lesson on ancient women. Texts provide answers to questions. Public veiling of elite women began in the Assyrian era.

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