βThe great farming tracts brought forth no grain,
The irrigated farming tracts brought forth no fish,
The well-watered orchard brought forth neither syrup nor wine.
The gathering clouds brought no rain, not even weeds would grow.β β The Curse of Agade
Episode Image: Composite drawing of a Hurrian royal seal impression showing the endan Tupkish with the crown prince touching his lap and Queen Uqnitum holding her daughter on her lap. From Giorgio Buccellati and Marilyn Kelly-Buccellati, In Search of Hurrian Urkesh: City of Myth, Odyssey, May/June 2021.
Map of the Near East c. 2200 BC:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/75506172@N07/albums/72177720330980851
References and Further Reading:
https://audio.ancientworldpodcast.com/A7_References.pdf
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