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what if I told you the first divorce
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didn't happen in modern times but in the
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shadowy temples of ancient Mesopotamia
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over 4,000 years ago picture a world of
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towering stone zigurats bustling markets
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filled with traders and citizens clad in
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flowing linen robes where even the gods
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seem to watch over every legal dispute
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in this mysterious era Cuniaformed
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tablets reveal that couples could
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legally separate not just with a
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whispered word but with official
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documents painstakingly chiseled into
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clay ancient scribes dressed in Egyptian
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and Mesopotamian attire solemnly
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recorded every detail who kept the
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livestock who raised the children and
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how property was divided these weren't
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mere personal dramas they were public
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legal events overseen by priests and
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elders in ornate robes and golden
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collars divorce was rare but when it
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happened it was handled with a chilling
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precision that echoes through history so
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next time you think breakups are a
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modern woe remember heartbreak has
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always been official if you like what
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you have seen so far don't forget to
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