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Mesopotamian Enigmas and Iraqi Legacies
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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  • 1. Early civilization credited with cuneiform script innovation
  • 2. Autonomous region in northern Iraq with distinct ethnic identity
  • 3. Ancient step-pyramid temple emblematic of Sumerian religious architecture
  • 4. Wetland habitats once home to the Ma'dan reed dwellers
  • 5. Epic hero-king of Uruk, subject of one of the oldest literary works
  • 11. League of Nations system that governed Iraq post-Ottoman breakup
  • 13. Empire noted for its militaristic prowess and extensive library at Nineveh
  • 15. Collections of Prophet Muhammad’s sayings influential in Iraqi Islamic culture
  • 17. Adjective describing the crescent’s soil, multiplier of ancient agrarian wealth
  • 19. Strategic port city near Persian Gulf, crucial for oil shipment
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  • 6. Confluence waterway formed by Tigris and Euphrates rivers
  • 7. City north of Baghdad, gateway to Nineveh’s ruins
  • 8. City famed for Hammurabi’s code and Ishtar Gate splendor
  • 9. Wedge-shaped ancient writing system first developed in Mesopotamia
  • 10. Pan-Arab political ideology institutionalized in Iraq mid-20th century
  • 12. River whose course defines Mesopotamian civilization’s western flank
  • 14. Last president of Iraq before 2003 U.S. invasion; controversial leader
  • 16. Holy city pivotal to Shi’a Islam and the remembrance of martyrdom
  • 18. Ancient Assyrian capital famous for colossal palace and library archives
  • 20. One of the defining rivers once naming the fertile crescent’s watery twin

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