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The Harps That Once

Sumerian Poetry in Translation

by Thorkild Jacobsen · Thorkild Jacobsen (trans.)

Jacobsen's translations of Sumerian poetry, including hymns, laments, myths of Inanna and Enki and royal compositions. His introductions explain the religious ideas behind the texts. A rich source for the earliest Mesopotamian religion.

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