floofloof@lemmy.ca to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months ago3,700-year-old Babylonian stone tablet gets translated, changes historywww.upworthy.comexternal-linkmessage-square73fedilinkarrow-up1403arrow-down130
arrow-up1373arrow-down1external-link3,700-year-old Babylonian stone tablet gets translated, changes historywww.upworthy.comfloofloof@lemmy.ca to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square73fedilink
minus-squarePhlubbaDubba@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·11 months agoIIRC the real situation was that classical texts were traditionally kept away from most public eyes because they were written by pagans, but trusted scholars and religious officials would usually be able to gain access to them if they needed.
IIRC the real situation was that classical texts were traditionally kept away from most public eyes because they were written by pagans, but trusted scholars and religious officials would usually be able to gain access to them if they needed.