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   Mesopotamia stands at the very dawn of human recorded
history; we are often fooled into thinking of Mesopotamia as some distant
relative, but it is, in fact, a culture stunningly different from our own.
We are going to tour the mysteries of this foundational civilization: it's
life, it's words, it's gods, and it's writing; you're invited to browse
through the dust and heat of one of first cultures to inscribe for the
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The Mesopotamian Cosmos and Religion</A>
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<A HREF="../MESREAD.HTM">An Anthology of Mesopotamian Readings</A>
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