The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 57National Geographic Society, 1930 - Geography Indexes kept up to date with supplements. |
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Page 114
... King of Ur , King of the Four Quarters of the World " ( that is to say , his kingdom was roughly the equivalent of modern Iraq ) , but he claimed to have " made straight his way from below to above . " In other words , he marched by ...
... King of Ur , King of the Four Quarters of the World " ( that is to say , his kingdom was roughly the equivalent of modern Iraq ) , but he claimed to have " made straight his way from below to above . " In other words , he marched by ...
Page 129
... king require sacrifices ? And why did he re- quire women to accompany them ? Now , we know that in Sumer from the earliest days god and king were virtually identified , and it may be that , as among animistic worshipers all over the ...
... king require sacrifices ? And why did he re- quire women to accompany them ? Now , we know that in Sumer from the earliest days god and king were virtually identified , and it may be that , as among animistic worshipers all over the ...
Page 130
... king and they invest him with royal raiment , and for the days of the festival he enjoys debauch and the concubines of the king , and no one hinders him from acting after his own desires . But thereafter they strip him of his rai- ment ...
... king and they invest him with royal raiment , and for the days of the festival he enjoys debauch and the concubines of the king , and no one hinders him from acting after his own desires . But thereafter they strip him of his rai- ment ...
Contents
An Expedition on the ChinaTibet Frontier to | 131 |
Sumatra A Ribbon of Color on the Equator 25 illustrations in color from autochromes | 186 |
Cirenaica | 325 |
Copyright | |
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