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Pages: 334
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Shows how hundreds of thousands of clay tablets testify to the history of an ancient society that communicated broadly through letters to gods, insightful comme
By the Rivers of Babylon
Language: en
Pages: 539
Authors: Nelson DeMille
Categories: Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2003-06-01 - Publisher: Grand Central Publishing

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Lod Airport, Israel: Two Concorde jets take off for a U.N. conference that will finally bring peace to the Middle East. Covered by F-14 fighters, accompanied by
The Oxford Handbook of Cuneiform Culture
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Authors: Karen Radner
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-09-22 - Publisher: Oxford University Press

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The cuneiform script, the writing system of ancient Mesopotamia, was witness to one of the world's oldest literate cultures. For over three millennia, it was th
The Woman Babylon and the Marks of Empire
Language: en
Pages: 155
Authors: Shanell T. Smith
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-10-01 - Publisher: Fortress Press

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The “Great Whore” of the Book of Revelation—the hostile symbolization used to illustrate the author’s critique of empire—has attracted considerable at
The Walls of Babylon
Language: en
Pages: 260
Authors: David Arthur
Categories: Religion
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The Walls of Babylon is a radically revisionist reading of the Revelation to John, offering startling insights into the historical roots of Gnosticism, the soci