Cuneiform Scribes in Mesopotamia have an obligation to record essential facts, to leave in writing a legacy by which posterity will remember and respect the culture. The political organization, economic and trade system, rules, laws, foreign relations and social codes would all make for interesting reading centuries or millennia into the future. Additionally, scribes should record key aspects of our social lives: including the demographics of our civilization as well as gender roles and relations. Scribes should make sure to describe a typical day in the life of different members of the society. For example, a typical day of a peasant farmer should be recorded alongside that of a religious priest. Mundane details such as food and eating habits should be recorded too. This way, future archaeologists will have a clear idea of what life was like in Mesopotamia instead of having to made guesses. Religious beliefs, practices, and rituals should also be outlined clearly, as should cosmology. Finally, the scribes must also...

Details about the nature, history, and structure of our civilization are the most important details that Cuneiform scribes should record.
Politics, history, and foreign relations are among the most significant details of a civilization. Therefore, scribes and historians should take care to preserve these ideas in as unbiased a manner as possible. It is the duty of scribes to not record only the point-of-view of the priests or of the kings. Rather, the scribes should take into account the oral history and points-of-view of the common people. Scribes should take note of the political and social hierarchies in the civilization: which people are in power and which are not. Any important laws or customs should also be recorded for posterity. Gender roles and gender relations are important aspects of any society and should therefore be described in as much detail as possible. The society's history:…