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14 July, 04:21

What does this document tell

you about the time and place

it was created in?

Primary Source: A Sumerian Father Gives Advice to his Son

The text below was written by a Sumerian father to his son about 2300 BCE.

My son, let me give you instructions.

Pay attention to them!

Do not beat a farmer's son, or he will break your irrigation canal.

Do not break into a house.

Do not speak with a girl when you are married, the likelihood of slander is strong.

Do not allow your sheep to graze in untested grounds.

Submit to strength. Bow down to the mighty man.

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  1. 14 July, 06:02
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    In this case the "mighty man " must mean the gods or the king (king Hammurabi). and what I can tell about the time period is that it was written a very long time ago because people used irrigation, farmed for food, domesticated animals (in this case, sheep), etc.
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