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Cryptic Chronicles of Ancient Near East
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  • 1. Type of poetic genre expressing sorrow over ruined cities or lost empires
  • 2. Ancient Levantine people known for their maritime trade and alphabetic script
  • 3. Chaldean king who expanded Babylon and built the Hanging Gardens (full name)
  • 7. Arabian traders known for rock-cut Petra and desert caravan routes
  • 8. Step-style temple towering in ancient Mesopotamian cityscapes
  • 10. Goddess of love and war worshipped widely in Mesopotamia
  • 13. Northern Mesopotamian empire famed for military prowess and iron weapons
  • 17. One of the first major Sumerian city-states, home to Gilgamesh
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  • 4. Ancient Mesopotamian tale of a king’s quest for immortality (two words combined)
  • 5. Term often linked to wandering Semitic peoples in the ancient Near East
  • 6. Wedge-shaped script etched on clay tablets, key to Mesopotamian records
  • 9. Hurrian-speaking state that influenced northern Mesopotamian politics
  • 11. Anatolian people credited with early iron smelting technology
  • 12. Lawgiver whose code is among the earliest preserved legal documents
  • 14. Semitic nomads who founded Babylonian dynasties in the 2nd millennium BCE
  • 15. Aramaic dialect used in Christian liturgy originating from ancient Syria
  • 16. Iron Age kingdom in the Armenian Highlands often rivaling Assyria
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