eshnunna

Cave Dwellers of the Malachite Mines

When a section of the malachite mine outside Eshnunna collapsed, it killed a dozen miners but also left two slaves unaccounted for. Survivors claim that demons emerged from inside the mountain to carry away the two girls to the underworld. Fearing this fate more than their masters, the miners refuse to work and extraction has […]

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The City of Eshnunna

Eshnunna is a large city, housing nearly a thousand inhabitants behind its thick walls. Apart from the Great wall, two things are visible from a distance: the white temple (22)  than any other building in the city and the brightly colored tarps of the large bazaar and the salt market (19) by the riverbank. Eshnunna […]

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