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#neareast — Public Fediverse posts

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  1. At Cambridge University, Dr. Martin Worthington, an expert in #Babylonian and #Assyrian grammar, has started recording readings of poems, myths and other texts in #Akkadian (lingua franca in ancient #NearEast), including The Epic of Gilgamesh. flip.it/2jk_Ex #History #Drama #Literature