This early city was the largest in Mesopotamia, with a population of 50,000 in the third millennium B.C.E. Its walls were over t
wenty feet tall and an even taller ziggurat occupied the city center. The Epic of Gilgamesh described the city as a place, Where every day is set for celebration. Where harps and drums are played. And the harlots too, they are fairest of form.
City of Uruk was a city of Mesopotamian civilisation and was one of the major cities of ancient world and it reached its peak around 2900 BC. It had a population of more than 70,000 people. This city was located in the southern Mesopotamia and was situated along the banks of Euphrates River and was the centre of Sumerian Civilisation. The city grew rich due to advance farming and irrigation techniques. One of the most notable personalities of Uruk was Gilgamesh. The epic of Gilgamesh tells about his exploits.
