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Vol. 6, No.聽5
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By聽Lewis Glinert
Is Hebrew an ancient language or a modern language? A sacred, literary, or vernacular language? The story of Hebrew鈥檚 survival, adaptations and revivals, shows that it is all these and more.
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By聽Andrea M. Berlin
Pottery is the most common find on archaeological excavations in the Eastern Mediterranean. But studying pottery is increasingly difficult for specialists and non-specialists alike. A new crowd-sourced website is beginning to remedy the problem.
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By聽Jennifer Finn
All kings depicted themselves as being wise, fair and just. Most weren鈥檛, but in Mesopotamia, discontent with kings is hard to find. But Neo-Assyrian scribes unhappy with the treatment of Babylonia found subtle ways to express their criticism.
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By聽Maddalena Rumor
鈥淎lchemy鈥� makes us think of secret experiments with metals and stones heated in ovens, cauldrons and glimmering flasks. Its Mesopotamian origins were more prosaic; dyeing precious metals, stones and wool, but was this also the origin of chemistry?
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By Karel van der Toorn
It is one of the most spectacular discoveries in ancient Near Eastern studies of recent years 鈥� an Egyptian papyrus from the mid-fourth century BCE containing three psalms that originated in the Kingdom of Israel before the fall of Samaria (722 BCE).
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