Mesopotamia at the Basel Museum

The Mesopotamia exhibit at the Basel Museum showcases one of the world's earliest civilizations, located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. It highlights ancient innovations such as writing, early cities, and advanced agriculture. The exhibit features artifacts like clay tablets, tools, jewelry, and pottery, illustrating daily life and societal development around 3000 BCE. Through these objects, visitors learn about Mesopotamia’s role in shaping history, including the rise of city-states, legal systems like Hammurabi’s Code, and cultural achievements that influenced future civilizations. It offers insight into the ingenuity and complexity of humanity’s first urban societies.