Nippur

Nippur is a city in Seleukid Mesopotamia renowned for its glass production and an import centre for the worship of Tyche.

The Philosophor of Nippur
In the early 3th century BC a popular philosopher provided guidance to the citizens of Nippur. Core of his philosophy was that the pleasure in the form of removal of pain from our daily lives is the highest goal. Yet, despite this hedonistic outlook, he himself gave up a lot of the pleasures of life.