Reposted by Abigail Tan
Since we all really FELT that ancient pooch who wouldn’t drop the ball, I figured I may as well tell you a bit about dogs in ancient Mesopotamia.
They leave traces everywhere, from bricks to burials to proverbs. Here’s a 4,000-year-old paw print of a pooch on a brick from ancient Ur
![A man speaks in a large Leiden University lecture hall. The projected slide reads:
The newest iúvila
[ekuk iuvilu ?] Pk. Kaluvieis inim fratrum muinik est fisiais minnaris pas prs suleis bias nessiment fusent sakrasias Tr Blussiieis medikkiai
[This iúvila] is common of Pakis Kaluviis and his brothers. At the Minnari festival which will be next prs soleis bias sacred rights (are to be performed) (:) in the medix-ship of Trebis Blussies.
* fisiais minnaris "at the festival of diminution"
* prs suleis bias nessimas fusent sakrasias "which will occur nearest before the winning of the sun"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:qbe3b7ljafblsyy4dhkkgj7t/bafkreieqgwdlgfhydreflcvhtnw72bf7fewva6vqehadaxn3k4hazvhevy)
