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Article: Sumerian Gods and their Representations.(Review)
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- The Journal of the American Oriental Society
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- October 1, 1999
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Sumerian Gods and their Representations. Edited by I. L. FINKEL and M. J. GELLER. Cuneiform Monographs, vol. 7. Groningen: STYX PUBLICATIONS, 1997. Pp. ix + 249, illus., maps. HFI 150.
While the majority of ancient Mesopotamian deities existed, under dual names, in both the Akkadian-language and the Sumerian-language traditions, with similar or identical characteristics, it is salutary and useful to focus on the earlier phases, which are, typically, "Sumerian." In this volume are collected thirteen papers delivered at a symposium held at the British Museum on 7th April 1994, in memory of Thorkild Jacobsen, who died in 1993. The editors have provided full indices ...