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eighteenth century bce Semitic-speaking groups (known as the Amorites) formed
a new state, Babylonia, and Sumerian ceased to be a spoken language, though
written Sumerian continued to be used for religious purposes for more than a ...
eighteenth century bce Semitic-speaking groups (known as the Amorites) formed
a new state, Babylonia, and Sumerian ceased to be a spoken language, though
written Sumerian continued to be used for religious purposes for more than a ...
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THE SUMERIAN THEOLOGICAL works (such as hymns, prayers, incantations)
and the extant myths, reflect the emergence of a coherent cosmic order,
represented by various deities, each fulfilling an essential role in the realisation
of divine ...
THE SUMERIAN THEOLOGICAL works (such as hymns, prayers, incantations)
and the extant myths, reflect the emergence of a coherent cosmic order,
represented by various deities, each fulfilling an essential role in the realisation
of divine ...
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LIKE THE PRECEDING SUMERIAN civilisation it continued to be urban and
bureaucratic, based on irrigation agriculture and commerce. Most of the earlier
Sumerian institutions, especially temples, were maintained. Babylonian, written
in the ...
LIKE THE PRECEDING SUMERIAN civilisation it continued to be urban and
bureaucratic, based on irrigation agriculture and commerce. Most of the earlier
Sumerian institutions, especially temples, were maintained. Babylonian, written
in the ...
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Introduction | 5 |
India and Australia 229 | 141 |
Greece and Rome 51 Tibet and Africa | 161 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | World mythology |
| Author | Arthur Cotterell |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Dempsey Parr, 2000 |
| ISBN | 1840844515, 9781840844511 |
| Length | 320 pages |
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