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A NCIENT

M ESOPOTAMIA

LIVING IN…

A NCIENT

M ESOPOTAMIA

Series consultant editor: Norman Bancroft Hunt

LIVING IN…

LIVING IN ANCIENT MESOPOTAMIA

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Bancroft-Hunt, Norman.

Living in Ancient Mesopotamia / Norman Bancroft Hunt. — 1st ed.

p. cm. — (Living in the ancient world)

Includes index.

ISBN 978-0-8160-6337-6

1. Iraq—History—To 634. 2. Iraq—Social life and customs. 3. Iraq—Religious life

and customs. I.Title. II. Series.

DS71.B36 2008

935—dc22

2008005265

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All illustrations by Oliver Frey except for – Jean-Claude Golvin: 10–11; John James/Temple Art: 18–19, 32–33;

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