A Day and A Life of a Bronze Age Trader

A Day and a Life of A Bronze Age Trader
(Perspective of a little girl in Sumer)

Hello my name is Lila, I am 11 years old and I live in the city of Bulaba in Sumer. I am not very rich but I still have quite a nice life. My mother is a merchant trader, she sells some of the most wonderful things! She makes beautiful pottery, jewelry, and also sells tools that my father makes. My father is a goldsmith, he makes bronze, he uses it to make tools, weapons it so cool! My father told me that a long time ago we use to use stone but now we have found bronze which is better because its stronger and longer lasting. And the last member of my family is my brother Aran, he goes to school and learns how to write! Oneday he wants to become a scribe. Isn't that so cool! I wish I could go to school but girls are not allowed to. Our city has a ruler King Hiragua, he seems like a nice man but really I have no clue. My family and I are not the poorest people, in my opinion I guess we are higher than other people in society. Farmers are below us, they susally live out in the villages near by. Even though they are a low class they are still important becasue they produce all the crops for us to eat and make food out of. But below them is servants probably some of the servants serve the king! But slaves are the lowest people, sometimes I see them they look like they are not really having a good time. Well any way when I am older I want to be a potter and jewerly maker like my mother, I guess she is sort of my role model. I love her, i love all my family. Living in the city of Bulaba is lots of fun!