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I don't discount the scholarly value of these works as you note. They provide a very important insight into these early and semi-documented societies but they

I don't discount the scholarly value of these works as you note. They provide a very important insight into these early and semi-documented societies but they don't have a visceral impact for the public like "The Hidden Mysteries of Things Previously Unknown" we accord to the Library of Alexandria in popular acclaim

krapp 5mo ago
True, but sometimes something like the complaint tablet to Ea-Nasir[0] reaches meme status. [0]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complaint_tablet_to_Ea-n%C4%81%E1%B9%A3ir https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complaint_tablet_to_Ea-n%C4%81...