Episode A7 – The Abode of Clouds

Synopsis: The science behind the 4.2 kiloyear BPE Aridification Event.

“The great farming tracts brought forth no grain,

The irrigated farming tracts brought forth no fish,

The well-watered orchard brought forth neither syrup nor wine.

The gathering clouds brought no rain, not even weeds would grow.” – The Curse of Agade

Episode Image: Composite drawing of a Hurrian royal seal impression showing the endan Tupkish with the crown prince touching his lap and Queen Uqnitum holding her daughter on her lap. From Giorgio Buccellati and Marilyn Kelly-Buccellati, In Search of Hurrian Urkesh: City of Myth, Odyssey, May/June 2021.

Map of the Near East c. 2200 BC:

Episode Images:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/75506172@N07/albums/72177720330980851

References and Further Reading:

https://audio.ancientworldpodcast.com/A7_References.pdf

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Scott C.

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