... . This is why they believe so strongly in religion. Utanapishtim was speaking to Gilgamesh about the city of Shuruppak. He said, "that city was very old, and there were gods inside it" (Tablet 6 L 13). The most important reason the Mesopotamians greatly valued their cities were because they were the home of their gods. The people must have loved their gods and ... ...

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