A day in the life of an ancient Babylonian business mogul - Soraya Field Fiorio

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  • Follow Babylonian priestess and businesswoman Beltani as she investigates who is undermining her barley fields and tavern.
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    It’s 1762 BCE. As dawn breaks in the Babylonian city of Sippar, Beltani- a priestess and businesswoman- receives an urgent visit from her brother. He makes a troubling accusation: her tavern keeper has been undermining the business Beltani relies on in her old age. Now she has just a few short hours to find out the truth. Soraya Field Fiorio details a day in the life of a Babylonian naditu.
    Lesson by Soraya Field Fiorio, directed by Keegan Thornhill.
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Komentáře • 682

  • @fakexzvo9479
    @fakexzvo9479 Před 3 lety +4582

    The punishment for diluting wine is death by drowning.
    *Well that escalated quickly*

    • @Luciens10
      @Luciens10 Před 3 lety +191

      And death by burning just by entering the boss' own tavern

    • @calebmurray4438
      @calebmurray4438 Před 3 lety +61

      I think the logic is it’s sabotaging your business but it’s still pretty unreasonable

    • @faizalf119
      @faizalf119 Před 3 lety +50

      I mean in old wild West you will be hanged for stealing horse. Back then luxury items are far more limited in option wine is serious business.

    • @MasterCivilEngineering
      @MasterCivilEngineering Před 3 lety +6

      Absolutely

    • @NA-AN
      @NA-AN Před 3 lety +56

      *Dilutes wine with a drop of water*
      "So you have chosen death".

  • @midimusicforever
    @midimusicforever Před 3 lety +3432

    The punishment for diluting wine is to get diluted.

  • @AlyPicon
    @AlyPicon Před 3 lety +2568

    damn i got so invested in this story, i literally gasped when the wine lady said the brother framed her😭

  • @hiimjustin8826
    @hiimjustin8826 Před 3 lety +1433

    >Does anything in Ancient Babylon
    So, you've chosen death.

  • @abthedragon4921
    @abthedragon4921 Před 3 lety +3681

    I really love these "A day in the life of ..." series. We look at civilizations and cultures and often focus on rulers and wars but it's nice to see what the average person did at the time.

    • @YY-ug9mv
      @YY-ug9mv Před 3 lety +80

      I love it too but they are not avarage person,certainly she was not a common folk, she was a naditu.Goodluck trying to find info on daily life of serfs,they were not important and not recorded.

    • @abthedragon4921
      @abthedragon4921 Před 3 lety +101

      @@YY-ug9mv OK maybe average person is the wrong word but still, nice to see the inner workings of societies

    • @MasterCivilEngineering
      @MasterCivilEngineering Před 3 lety +4

      👍👍👍

    • @bilikdotid
      @bilikdotid Před 3 lety +4

      I love it to

    • @Brightifyisthebest
      @Brightifyisthebest Před 3 lety +2

      👍👍👍
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  • @idkwhattonametemp8364
    @idkwhattonametemp8364 Před 3 lety +3477

    the milkman in my area: *dilutes milk*
    babylonians: *D E A T H*

    • @twicepilled
      @twicepilled Před 3 lety +178

      Preistess: *enters a tavern*
      Babylonians: *D E A T H*

    • @MelloNotMarsh
      @MelloNotMarsh Před 3 lety +142

      Merchant: *alters weights*
      Babylonians: *D E A T H*

    • @Brightifyisthebest
      @Brightifyisthebest Před 3 lety +3

      👍👍👍
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    • @nietzschesghost8529
      @nietzschesghost8529 Před 3 lety +17

      You still have milkmen? What Leave-It-To-Beaver town-that-time-forgot do you live in?

    • @aneethasalim5814
      @aneethasalim5814 Před 3 lety +10

      @@nietzschesghost8529 maybe the commenter lives in a more rural area?

  • @pigglywiggly6672
    @pigglywiggly6672 Před 3 lety +3528

    These "day in the life of an ancient person" videos are literally my favorite Ted Ed videos

  • @mafic3351
    @mafic3351 Před 3 lety +1138

    The amount of crimes punishable by death is concerning

    • @christianweibrecht6555
      @christianweibrecht6555 Před 3 lety +54

      Reminds me of that scene from Parks and recreation where the Venezuelan official lists many acts that result in jail time

    • @millerrepin4452
      @millerrepin4452 Před 3 lety +38

      Are questioning the law
      Death by stones

    • @quentinvanbutsele371
      @quentinvanbutsele371 Před 3 lety +40

      Yup, for instance the Code of Hammurabi is kinda... extreme on punishements. If someone cut your arm, the judge will cut the arm of your aggressor... (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_of_Hammurabi, the french page is more complete, thus the artefact is in Paris) BUT it was one of the oldest record of "weighted" punishment and law in the History. For instance one of the "law" says " if you said you are married, but you does'nt have any contract, it means you are not married". Before that and without written rules... well there was just vendetta, revenge and self-justice.

    • @nilnil8411
      @nilnil8411 Před 3 lety +18

      At that time honesty was paramount, if anyone found to exploit this system by falsehoods or cheat, the consequences would be grave, i.e death.

    • @addison7624
      @addison7624 Před 3 lety +4

      That's King Hammurabi for you

  • @fakexzvo9479
    @fakexzvo9479 Před 3 lety +1037

    My history teacher was just about to show us a CZcams video on Babylonians when this popped up in her recommendations. She got so excited she squealed😂

  • @arcanna4278
    @arcanna4278 Před 3 lety +644

    Tavern Keeper: It's actually YOUR brother that's cheating you off your money!
    Me: **le gasp**

  • @nathanielgarza9198
    @nathanielgarza9198 Před 3 lety +625

    Everyone’s gangsta til Sharen from Human Resources realizes you been diluting wine

    • @JellyJam1115
      @JellyJam1115 Před 3 lety +33

      Or when she realizes you've been altering the scales

    • @satyarthasaxena4582
      @satyarthasaxena4582 Před 3 lety +4

      Underated comment

    • @Brightifyisthebest
      @Brightifyisthebest Před 3 lety +2

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    • @mac9733
      @mac9733 Před 3 lety +2

      @@JellyJam1115 Alterning the scales is still a huge crime too - but prison level not..death penalty 😬

  • @Dantick09
    @Dantick09 Před 3 lety +287

    An eye for an eye,
    a tooth for a tooth
    Drowning for diluted wine,
    Death for altered weights
    Burning for entering the tavern...damm proportionality went out the window

  • @somikasonishorts1874
    @somikasonishorts1874 Před 3 lety +773

    Imagine if such laws were still present and actually applied.
    *Death tolls rise to 100%*

    • @ixorafy
      @ixorafy Před 3 lety +36

      Just don't dilute the wine lmao

    • @marceloantunes998
      @marceloantunes998 Před 3 lety +15

      We'd live in a better world. Greed can only be stymied by death

    • @TylerSolvestri
      @TylerSolvestri Před 3 lety +15

      In those days people were less selfish and more socially organized, except for the leaders.

    • @houssembenabdallah6599
      @houssembenabdallah6599 Před 3 lety +12

      And crimes tolls down by 100%

    • @amui5575
      @amui5575 Před 3 lety +8

      @@houssembenabdallah6599 world hunger down by 100%

  • @u.g.3298
    @u.g.3298 Před 3 lety +436

    After that, her brother didn't learned the lesson and started selling copper ingots of terrible quality.

    • @cramerfloro5936
      @cramerfloro5936 Před 3 lety +53

      "I understood that reference!"

    • @renyakbeayek5043
      @renyakbeayek5043 Před 3 lety +12

      @@cramerfloro5936 I dont...

    • @gemmeldrakes2758
      @gemmeldrakes2758 Před 3 lety +7

      @@renyakbeayek5043 czcams.com/video/gkoaHFMjYJg/video.html

    • @u.g.3298
      @u.g.3298 Před 3 lety +12

      @@renyakbeayek5043
      en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complaint_tablet_to_Ea-nasir

    • @Nadia1989
      @Nadia1989 Před 3 lety +18

      And collecting the best complaint letters

  • @arandomcomment1092
    @arandomcomment1092 Před 3 lety +177

    These “day in the life” vids are some of my favorites on the channel. History textbooks love to focus on kings or wars, while neglecting the average person.

  • @JVanegas594
    @JVanegas594 Před 3 lety +94

    This has more drama than most tv shows today. I love it.

  • @Son9
    @Son9 Před 3 lety +163

    And she still had enough heart to prevent her brother from getting killed. Raising the bar for us all, truly.

    • @game_boyd1644
      @game_boyd1644 Před 9 měsíci +5

      This is a pretty normal reaction though. I wont speak for everyone, but I personally wouldnt want a sibling dead just for cheating me

  • @NitemareMoon
    @NitemareMoon Před 3 lety +160

    Babylonian: does something a little shady
    Babylonian authority: so you have chosen... death.

  • @bscorvin
    @bscorvin Před 3 lety +86

    I don’t know why it took me years of watching their history videos to realize that they probably always place their fictionalized historical people during the reign of relatively well-known leaders because that’s the time period that we probably know most about.

  • @auadisassyrian3721
    @auadisassyrian3721 Před 3 lety +49

    As Assyrian, it always makes me happy seeing videos about the history of Babylon and Assyria, Thanks Ted-Ed

  • @ChurchRvB117
    @ChurchRvB117 Před 3 lety +151

    This quarter’s profits were lower than we anticipated
    *D I E*

  • @dhruvsharma9969
    @dhruvsharma9969 Před 3 lety +54

    worker: *dilutes the smallest amount of wine with water
    Babylonians: *you have forfeited ur life privileges*

    • @PranjalJain123
      @PranjalJain123 Před 3 lety +6

      More like :- .your free trial of life has expired.

  • @satyarthasaxena4582
    @satyarthasaxena4582 Před 3 lety +49

    Brother: i was a businessman, doing business.
    Babylonians: death!

  • @QuestionEverythingButWHY
    @QuestionEverythingButWHY Před 3 lety +72

    “The past changes a little every time we retell it.”
    --Hilary Mantel

  • @auscar81
    @auscar81 Před 3 lety +31

    Me: * adds water to my juice
    Babylonians: 𝘿 𝙀 𝘼 𝙏 𝙃

  • @vadergamerboss6660
    @vadergamerboss6660 Před 3 lety +42

    I love how represented women were at the time, which is truly amazing. Especially when you take into consideration the fact that in ancient Rome, some 1500 years later, women still didn't have as many rights.

    • @htoodoh5770
      @htoodoh5770 Před 3 lety +1

      In practice, Roman women did have similar right.

    • @DeathnoteBB
      @DeathnoteBB Před 3 lety +1

      I mean they literally said family assets usually go through men

    • @doremifasolatee6258
      @doremifasolatee6258 Před 2 lety

      'Burnt if she entered the tavern'...

    • @meep_cubed170
      @meep_cubed170 Před rokem +1

      Buy these rights were only really given to high class women sadly

  • @arcanna4278
    @arcanna4278 Před 3 lety +18

    Came for the lesson, stayed for the drama.
    **sips tea**

  • @ilickcatnip
    @ilickcatnip Před 3 lety +21

    0:17 , the fire, that's the most satisfactory animation on Earth. I can watch it whole day long.

  • @Tiberon098
    @Tiberon098 Před 3 lety +5

    We need a movie or streaming series based on Ancient Babylon.

  • @josiebullock4983
    @josiebullock4983 Před 3 lety +23

    The art style is so unique and perfectly fits each video in this series. Beautiful!

  • @Staingo_Jenkins
    @Staingo_Jenkins Před 3 lety +28

    I swear this damn channel doesn't miss when it comes to interesting and educational videos.

  • @thecuriousvirtuoso6427
    @thecuriousvirtuoso6427 Před 3 lety +46

    The most difficult thing is the decision to act.
    Sounds similiar to 'JUST DO IT!' ✔

  • @alilateif.9863
    @alilateif.9863 Před 2 lety +5

    As someone who lives 40 minutes away from the ruins of babylon :
    At least they got our noises right (:- !!!

  • @FinancialShinanigan
    @FinancialShinanigan Před 3 lety +36

    Babylonians sure knew how to do punishments

  • @Christine-nz8sx
    @Christine-nz8sx Před 3 lety +6

    Thank you so much for making these “day in the life” videos! They are so educational and give a great aspect of past types of living.

  • @daytoncoates4930
    @daytoncoates4930 Před 3 lety +23

    Man I’m really glad we have fines and prisons instead of... Death

  • @TarmaHartley
    @TarmaHartley Před 3 lety +5

    I ❤❤❤❤❤❤ these videos!
    Beltani's brother was lucky. She tempered justice with mercy.
    Looking forward to more A Day In The Life vids in future! ❤

  • @Panda_Roll
    @Panda_Roll Před 3 lety +5

    I really love the "a day in the life of" series. It personalizes things so much and I end up invested in the characters every single time.

  • @SVASH-hz5ji
    @SVASH-hz5ji Před 3 lety +12

    That sundial watch reminds me of "The Emperor's New Groove"

  • @mmmk1616
    @mmmk1616 Před 3 lety +3

    I love this series of day in the life videos, thanks TED-Ed! 💜

  • @Alz426
    @Alz426 Před 3 lety +12

    The content of the channel is wonderful in all its forms, and all the videos are great and teach others. I love this channel. I learn from stories and interviews, and the most important thing is the English language is really beautiful. I hope that you will make the Arabic translation available in the next video so that we can learn the language as soon as possible. Thank you.

  • @YokaiLover699
    @YokaiLover699 Před 3 lety +4

    I LOVE the animation for this ep! From the omen bit to the sundial wrist watch! These shorts remind me of educational cartoons that the teacher would put on! Props to the animators & to TED-Ed!

  • @karengottschalk3555
    @karengottschalk3555 Před 3 lety +1

    I love the illustrations and animation. Beautifully done. Most informative and interesting. Thank you!

  • @prophetshay
    @prophetshay Před 3 lety +3

    I love these videos . Please make more . I love learning about ancient day to day life :D

  • @myrtheidk5891
    @myrtheidk5891 Před 3 lety +1

    wow, this is so well drew! I love it!

  • @euuutopia
    @euuutopia Před 3 lety +1

    so glad ted ed is back

  • @faishalrashid3935
    @faishalrashid3935 Před 3 lety +25

    Can you pleases make "A day in life of Ted Ed animators".

    • @ultimatebishoujo29
      @ultimatebishoujo29 Před 3 lety +1

      @Unboxed Apes Junior! definitely

    • @ryank3281
      @ryank3281 Před 3 lety +3

      That would be made two thousand years later. Maybe someone watching from Mars or even other galaxies.

  • @ritikpandey33
    @ritikpandey33 Před 3 lety +5

    Thanx Ted for making our adolescence really informative. Thank you😉

  • @sherienagailmendoza7036
    @sherienagailmendoza7036 Před 3 lety +3

    I have read somewhere before that inequality between men and women arised in the ancient civilization when the need for work force also grew because of wars and farm works. The need for children were great because of work and so women were then forced give birth and stay at home because of their small kids. By that time, women were treated as economic properties and the inequality began.

  • @romeoduque7297
    @romeoduque7297 Před 3 lety +1

    Thanks, this was amazing

  • @user-go4lx9yx5c
    @user-go4lx9yx5c Před 3 lety +2

    These stories are mentally scarring me
    Thank you, Ted Ed

  • @golammorshed7260
    @golammorshed7260 Před 3 lety +10

    This series has some episodes that are really exciting to watch and understand - they tell you fiction embroidered into reality; it's like watching a historical fiction novel unravel the mysteries and the adventures.

  • @ST0AT
    @ST0AT Před 3 lety +1

    This series is my most favourite on this channel!

  • @ShinichiKudoQatnip
    @ShinichiKudoQatnip Před 3 lety +1

    Ted-ed videos never fail to give me a good time :3

  • @lonao9855
    @lonao9855 Před 3 lety +9

    This is my country history, I’m so proud ❤️❤️

  • @AlexVoxel
    @AlexVoxel Před 3 lety

    This video was amazing

  • @CuddleFish124
    @CuddleFish124 Před 3 lety +4

    “The day in the life” and “Myth” TedED videos are my absolute favorite on this channel 👍👌👍

  • @vgan-269
    @vgan-269 Před 3 lety +3

    I love this art style, do more please!

  • @alostwanderer2578
    @alostwanderer2578 Před 3 lety +1

    Really interesting. Really want more of this

  • @tommykim9413
    @tommykim9413 Před 3 lety +1

    These are so cool!

  • @ultimatebishoujo29
    @ultimatebishoujo29 Před 3 lety +1

    I love these series of Ted-Ed videos

  • @HannoBarca_814
    @HannoBarca_814 Před 3 lety

    Thank you ted

  • @emilyharkness9685
    @emilyharkness9685 Před 3 lety +1

    I love these "A day in the life" videos!

  • @kennyjohndelacruz3435
    @kennyjohndelacruz3435 Před 3 lety +5

    Hi Ted,I Wish you could make a video like this about Theories of Personalities.

  • @ceryshembury6346
    @ceryshembury6346 Před 3 lety +3

    The animation style on this one is soo cool

  • @anshulkhandelwal44
    @anshulkhandelwal44 Před 3 lety +2

    Had goosebumps. So happy she survived.

  • @greencreeper9144
    @greencreeper9144 Před 3 lety +1

    I really love this artstyle!

  • @YourBestSpal
    @YourBestSpal Před 3 lety +1

    These types of TedED are always fun

  • @bigquestiongaming2324
    @bigquestiongaming2324 Před 3 lety +5

    This will be very useful for when I time travel back to simpler times.

  • @MattMoney
    @MattMoney Před 3 lety +1

    Finally early to one of these!

  • @Zero_Is_Stopping_Time
    @Zero_Is_Stopping_Time Před 3 lety +1

    I was just wanting one of these, nice!

  • @YouAndImpact
    @YouAndImpact Před 3 lety

    Great video 👍

  • @eternalderp822
    @eternalderp822 Před 3 lety +5

    I just learned about Hammurabi’s code in my classes-
    This makes sense :D!

  • @michikomanalang6733
    @michikomanalang6733 Před 3 lety

    YES i love these!!

  • @ggchiu7400
    @ggchiu7400 Před 8 měsíci

    i just wanna say tho this art style is surprisingly cute lol theyre so expressive and i got so caught up in the story i audibly gasped multiple times and was like "NO HE DIDNT NUH UH HOW COULD HE" so shout out to the artist!!!

  • @giahypham4111
    @giahypham4111 Před 3 lety +8

    Love it when the characters go “WEEE WOOO” lol

  • @biomedcraze
    @biomedcraze Před 3 lety +1

    I love Ted ed videos! 😍

  • @fakexzvo9479
    @fakexzvo9479 Před 3 lety +2

    Damn the animations just get better and better!

  • @amityadav2457
    @amityadav2457 Před 3 lety +1

    The animation is outstanding.

  • @kharish
    @kharish Před 3 lety +2

    This is the best series which i wait for

  • @d.b2370
    @d.b2370 Před 3 lety +1

    this was so interesting😍

  • @mbbbits4847
    @mbbbits4847 Před 3 lety +1

    Amazing! A true time-machine experience!

  • @catdairy367
    @catdairy367 Před 4 měsíci

    Love this series

  • @alparslankorkmaz2964
    @alparslankorkmaz2964 Před 3 lety +1

    Nice video.

  • @ceryshembury6346
    @ceryshembury6346 Před 3 lety +5

    Also TedEd is the only reason I actually learn things

  • @sumemmanuel
    @sumemmanuel Před 3 lety +11

    Whished they thought history in schools like this

  • @lizbizwiz1238
    @lizbizwiz1238 Před 3 lety

    I love this style of for videos

  • @jk-gb4et
    @jk-gb4et Před 3 lety +16

    wow all those rules and customs.
    interesting society!

  • @self-proclaimednimwit2263

    I love this series

  • @hannahwalters3602
    @hannahwalters3602 Před 3 lety

    Interesting. God bless and have a wonderful day

  • @l2516
    @l2516 Před 3 lety +1

    This is so interesting, where can I learn more about this time period and Babylon?

  • @joshuaagoncillo1511
    @joshuaagoncillo1511 Před 3 lety +1

    Educational and enjoyable

  • @anjalikashyap8739
    @anjalikashyap8739 Před 3 lety

    Animation, Way of telling it, So perfect.

  • @nguyenngocmaianh8009
    @nguyenngocmaianh8009 Před 2 lety

    Wow i love the animation style

  • @olgagachaphoenix9130
    @olgagachaphoenix9130 Před rokem +4

    The new priestess at 4:14 is soo cute!😍

  • @S08R01
    @S08R01 Před 3 lety +1

    I love this animation style 😃

  • @angelomastri1416
    @angelomastri1416 Před 3 lety +3

    Regarding the capital offense of diluting your product...
    Beer and wine back then were literal currency. So in a sense, watering it down or otherwise tampering with it is akin to counterfeiting.

  • @romella_karmey
    @romella_karmey Před 3 lety +1

    Wow the animation is so cute.. I love it 😘

  • @BelikinBottle
    @BelikinBottle Před 3 lety +2

    I got here before I got the notification somehow

  • @niteshdabhade4097
    @niteshdabhade4097 Před 3 lety +3

    Let's create peace together...and make earth a better peaceful place to live🙏