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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 were virtually identified , and it may be that , as among animistic worshipers all over the world , so , too , it became incumbent on the Su- merians to sacrifice a king for the good of the community . Two things are cer- tain that ...
... king were virtually identified , and it may be that , as among animistic worshipers all over the world , so , too , it became incumbent on the Su- merians to sacrifice a king for the good of the community . Two things are cer- tain that ...
Page 130
... king and they invest And what was the reason for this in- him with royal raiment , and for the days dependence ? Strange as it may seem , of the festival he enjoys delch and the the Sumerian hecatombs of women afford concubines of the king ...
... king and they invest And what was the reason for this in- him with royal raiment , and for the days dependence ? Strange as it may seem , of the festival he enjoys delch and the the Sumerian hecatombs of women afford concubines of the king ...
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Sumatra A Ribbon of Color on the Equator 25 illustrations in color from autochromes | 186 |
Choni Winters | 203 |
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