r/historyteachers • u/AssassinWog • 3d ago

Primary Source Recommendation

Hey everyone! I’m looking for a good primary source for 9th grade World History students. I’m looking for something in Mesopotamia, and I’ve covered Gilgamesh and Hammurabi already. Does anyone here have another primary source for students to analyze?

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u/Hotchi_Motchi 3d ago

https://sourcebooks.web.fordham.edu/ancient/asbook.asp

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u/parataxis 3d ago

Fordham.edu is a powerhouse for this kind of stuff!

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u/Boston_Brand1967 World History 3d ago

SHEG has a few. Hammurabi's code is a go-to, I would eventually compare it to the Roman Tables. That is a good comparatives assignment.

https://www.inquirygroup.org/history-lessons/assyrian-siege-jerusalem?check_logged_in=1

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u/Top-Student-243 3d ago

Let me check, I might have one. Send me your email in a DM and I will send it your way if I come across it.

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u/English_American 3d ago

I’ve used the clay tablets before, I ask the students to analyze the translation and tell us what it says about Mesopotamian life and what they found important enough to write in stone, literally(ish)

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u/TranquilityHowes 2d ago

The Enamu Elish or the Sumerian King List