“To be sure, the would-be decipherers did have one advantage. Long before Botta and Layard had begun their excavations, a limited number of inscriptions of one sort or another had found their way to Europe, especially from Babylonian ruins, and… — Samuel Noah Kramer Copy Share Image
“In spite of the land's natural drawbacks, they turned Sumer into a veritable Garden of Eden and developed what was probably the first high… — Samuel Noah Kramer Copy Share Image
“wish to express my sincerest and most heartfelt thanks to the Jayne Memorial Foundation and its board of trustees, which selected me as the… — Samuel Noah Kramer Copy Share Image
“To be sure, the would-be decipherers did have one advantage. Long before Botta and Layard had begun their excavations, a limited number of inscriptions… — Samuel Noah Kramer Copy Share Image
“proposed undertaking. The latter advises him first to acquaint the sun-god, Utu, with his plan, for it is Utu who has charge of the… — Samuel Noah Kramer Copy Share Image
“12 Divine Retribution and National Catastrophe Jahweh's wrath and the humiliation and destruction of the people that incurs it constitute an often repeated theme… — Samuel Noah Kramer Copy Share Image
“Personal God To judge from the covenant between God and Abraham-note, too, the reference to a "god of Nahor" in Genesis 31:53-the ancient Hebrews… — Samuel Noah Kramer Copy Share Image
I discovered that in life, one has got to serve to be observed, if one serve not, one will probably be reserved. Don't wisdom… — Samuel Noah Kramer Copy Share Image
