The Buried Book: The Loss and Rediscovery of the Great Epic of Gilgamesh, Paperback - David Damrosch

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Publisher: University of Nebraska PressAuthor(s): David Haward BainIllustration(s): Illustrations, unspecifiedNumber of pages: 470Publication date:...

Publisher: Penguin Books LtdAuthor(s): David DamroschNumber of pages: 496Collection: Pelican BooksPublication date: 2021Dimensions: 142 x 222 x 36C...

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Publisher: Princeton University PressAuthor(s): David DamroschIllustration(s): 14 b/w illus.Number of pages: 400Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 1...

Reducere. DescriptionAn astonishing book that will lead to rewrite the history of mankind. An unexplored world, a journey beyond the boundaries of human hist...