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In order to enjoy the draft. They also build (reed) shades on the rooftops so that they could enjoy the shadow as well. For the ancient Egyptians the roof was just like another room: they could sleep, eat and work there.

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Nobody had air conditioning back then, and Sumer was a hot country. They slept up there because it was cooler.

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