Books made of papyrus were unknown to the Mesopotamians.

们在美不达不曾发现过莎草纸书。

Ancient Mesopotamians paid taxes in the form of livestock and labor.

古代美不达以牲畜劳动的形式纳税。

The story of Noah and the Flood is also set in Mesopotamia.

诺大洪水的故事也发生在美不达。

What do cats have to do with the economic system of ancient Mesopotamia?

猫古代美不达的经济体系有什么关系？

Mesopotamian kings recorded and interpreted their dreams on wax tablets.

美不达国王在蜡质石板上记录并解释了他们的梦。

In ancient Mesapotamian astronomy, Taurus was called 'the Bull of Heaven'.

在古美不达天文学中，金牛座被称为天牛。

One of the legacies of Mesopotamia is the enduring conflict between country and city.

美不达留下的遗产之一就是城市国家之间不中断的冲突。

Ancient Mesopotamians and Egyptians made beer throughout the year from stored cereal grains.

古代美不达埃及地区一年到头都在利用储存的谷物酿造啤酒。

In ancient Mesopotamia, ordinary structures like houses or shops were made out of mud bricks.

在古美不达地区，房店等普通结构是用泥砖建造的。

Archaeological evidence has shown that Mesopotamia was the cradle of civilization.

考古学上的证据显示，美不达是类文明的发源地。

So why did this writing happen in Mesopotamia?

那么，为什么书写会出现在美不达呢？

But apparently the seven day week goes back much further to the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia.

但是很明显，一周七天的说法可以追溯到更加久远的美不达文明时期。

The ancient Mesopotamians would speak of Nanna, the god of the Moon and creator of all things.

古美不达会提到南娜，月亮之神万物的创造者。

Egyptian blue first appeared around 2600 BCE and eventually spread throughout Mesopotamia and the Roman empire.

埃及蓝首次出现于约2600BC，最终传遍美不达罗马帝国。

The tablet features Kenya form inscriptions in Sumerian, the language of the ancient Mesopotamian civilization.

这块石碑以苏美尔语铭文的肯尼为特色，苏美尔语是美不达古代文明的语言。

I love Mesopotamia because it helped create two of my favorite things: Writing and taxes.

我喜欢美不达，因为它参与创造了我最喜欢的两样东西：书写税收。

In particular, the Mesopotamian understood Pythagorean triples at a level of sophistication that we never expected.

特别是美不达对毕达哥拉斯三元组理解的复杂程度，是我们从未预料到的。

In the high mountain chain that runs north of Mesopotamia a wild mountain tribe had long been living.

在耸立在美不达以北的高山山脉地区，长期以来就生活着一个未开化的山地民族。

This programme's object is a piece of clay, made just over five thousand years ago in a Mesopotamian city.

在一块制作于五千年前的美不达的黏土板上，有我们已知的最早的文字。

I'm Shamash, the Mesopotamian god of judgment, and today we're gathered to witness this year's clash of stunning speed.

我是沙玛什，美不达的审判之神，今天我们聚集在一起共同见证今年令惊叹的速度之战。