Learning to Pray in a Dead Language: Education and Invocation in Ancient Sumerian

This book, "The Prayer of Ancient Mesopotamia," provides a comprehensive overview of the connection between prayer and schools in second millennium BCE Mesopotamia.

It explores how education shaped religious traditions and influenced the writers of the Old Testament, ultimately impacting western civilization.

The book offers a detailed examination of schooling during this time period, including differences in curriculum between cities.

Additionally, it delves into the importance of priests' prayers in averting disasters and how a standardized scribal curriculum affected religious practices.

With insights from an expert Assyriologist and YouTuber, Dr.

Joshua Bowen, this book is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding the historical context of prayer and education.