Sex in Ancient Mesopotamia

Betwixt The Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society

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Society, Sex, Scandal, Education, History

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🗓️ 27 September 2024

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

How sexually liberated were the people of Ancient Mesopotamia? In what is modern day Iraq and dates back to around 3000 BC.

The answer may surprise you, with gender fluidity and sexual diversity quite commonplace. Look no further than their frisky goddess, Ishtar.

Taking us back to this fascinating period is Stephanie Budin, historian and author of Gender in the Ancient Near East.

This episode was produced and edited by Stuart Beckwith. The senior producer was Charlotte Long.

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