A day in the life of an ancient Babylonian business mogul - Soraya Field Fiorio
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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.
The naditu priestesses were childless and relied on their business investments to support them in old age. They often adopted a younger priestess as an heir to help care for them as they grew older. Does this seem like a good social insurance policy to you? Why or why not?
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Meet The Creators
- Educator Soraya Field Fiorio
- Director Keegan Thornhill
- Narrator Susan Zimmerman
- Storyboard Artist Keegan Thornhill
- Animator Tammy Rossouw, Keegan Thornhill
- Background Artist Dwayne de Kock
- Sound Designer Weston Fonger
- Music Jarrett Farkas
- Director of Production Gerta Xhelo
- Editorial Director Alex Rosenthal
- Producer Bethany Cutmore-Scott
- Editorial Producer Elizabeth Cox
- Fact-Checker Eden Girma
