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the unfortunate reality of translating cuneiform (lemmy.ml)

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[–] HiddenLayer555@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

There's a great Tasting History episode about Ancient Mesopotamian beer and their writings around it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gK4DMt8ARyU

[–] Skua@kbin.earth 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I appreciate the reminder of this, I had been meaning to try the recipe and completely forgot

[–] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 weeks ago

Fun fact, mesopotamian beer was drank through a straw because they did not filter it. They'd simply let the solids fall to the bottom and sip off the liquid