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Mesopotamia MeSH Descriptor Data 2024


MeSH Heading
Mesopotamia
Tree Number(s)
Z01.586.035.587
Unique ID
D064867
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D064867
Scope Note
Ancient land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, corresponding to modern-day Iraq and partly NE Syria, SE Turkey and smaller parts of SW Iran. It is considered to be the cradle of civilization in the West. Bronze Age Mesopotamia included Sumer and the Akkadian, Babylonian and Assyrian empires (from http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mesopotamia )
Previous Indexing
Middle East (1982-2013)
History Note
2014
Date Established
2014/01/01
Date of Entry
2013/07/08
Revision Date
2013/07/05
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