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Vol. 7, No. 2
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By 脜rstein Justnes and Josephine Munch Rasmussen
The Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered in 1947 and fully published by 2001. But the next year fragments began appearing on the antiquities market, ready to satisfy eager collectors.
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By Sebastian Fink
Salt was common in Mesopotamia; Assyriologists tend to ignore it. A closer look shows Mesopotamian writers were concerned with salinization and that salt was an integral part of diet, industry, and magic.
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By Federica Spagnoli
Pomegranates are renowned as health food but that association is very ancient. And it should not be surprising that pomegranates are also associated with powerful deities across the Mediterranean.
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By Robert Alter
Translators try to understand聽the language聽of ancient texts and the world view of the聽writers.聽Doing so requires going beyond聽the literal聽text聽to try and capture the poetic聽meanings and structures.
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