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Mesopotamian Literature: Enmerkar and the Lord of Aratta

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Channel: Digital Hammurabi · 2018 · Entertainment

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Josh summarizes the literary text, 'Enmerkar and the Lord of Aratta', an awesome myth which includes the literary invention of writing!

More information:
http://etcsl.orinst.ox.ac.uk/section1/tr1823.htm

For general information and sources relating to the Ancient Near East, we recommend these websites:

http://www.etana.org/abzubib - collection of free and open-access data
https://oi.uchicago.edu/research/orie... - University of Chicago Oriental Institute, great collection of free books and articles
http://www.livius.org - general encyclopedia on the ancient world
http://etcsl.orinst.ox.ac.uk - Mesopotamian literature
http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu - collection of projects relating to Mesopotamia
http://psd.museum.upenn.edu/epsd/neps... - Pennsylvania Sumerian Dictionary
https://cdli.ucla.edu - Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative

Music: www.bensound.comction1/tr1823.htm

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