A letter written in Akkadian by Naptera, the wife of Ramses II, the King of Egypt, to Puduhepa, the wife of Hattusili III, the King of Hittites, between 1275-1250 BCE. The tablet gives information on the political relations of the era and refers to the good relations between them "The great Queen Naptera of the land of Egypt speaks thus: Speak to my sister Puduḫepa, the Great Queen of the Hatti land. I, your sister, be well! May your country be well. Now, I have learned that you, my sister, have written to me asking after my health...

This cuneiform tablet from Nippur is the oldest known love poem, dating back to the Neo-Sumerian Period, 2037-2029 BCE. The tablet of the Love Song for Shu-Sin was taken to the Istanbul Museum where it was stored, untranslated and unknown, until 1951. #valentinesday2021 Then, the famous Sumerologist Samuel Noah Kramer came across it while translating ancient texts. It was not just a love poem, but a part of the rite, known as the sacred marriage in which the king would symbolically marry the goddess Inanna, ensuring fertility and prosperity.

Public latrine in Ephesus was constructed in the 1st century CE over a channel with an uninterrupted flow of water and the toilet seats, formed by cutting holes into marble benches that line the walls. There were three rows of toilets along three sides of the latrine. The toilets were wholes cut in a marble bench, and their total number was 48. In the centre, there was an uncovered pool that collected rainwater and provided refreshment in the hot days of summer. Clients were protected from rain by a wooden roof supported by the columns.