The first recorded chemists were 2 women named Tapputi and (—)-ninu (the first part of her name has been lost). This 3200-year-old clay tablet, from Iraq, describes them as perfume-makers from Assur, one of the cities in ancient Mesopotamia. Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin [579×1024]

The first recorded chemists were 2 women named Tapputi and (—)-ninu (the first part of her name has been lost). This 3200-year-old clay tablet, from Iraq, describes them as perfume-makers from Assur, one of the cities in ancient Mesopotamia. Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin [579×1024]

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