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Type: Book
ISBN: Unknown
Page count: 130
Language: English
Published: 1914
Publisher: Philadelphia, PA: The University of Pennsylvania Museum
Author: Arno Poebel
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In 1914, Arno Poebel published Publications of the Babylonian Section: Vol. 5. Historical and Grammatical Texts, commonly abbreviated as PBS 5. This work includes a collection of artifact sketches from expeditions done by the University of Pennsylvania between 1890 to 1899. The text contains sketches of clay cuneiform tablets with Sumerian inscriptions. Many myths, hymns, and stories are referenced. Arno Poebel, a German Assyriologist who lived between 1881 and 1958, published the work.

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The Babylonian religion was practiced throughout modern-day Iraq and the general near east (Mesopotamia) during antiquity. Its chief deity was Marduk.

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Inanna's Descent to the Netherworld

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Sumerian

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CBS 11064 & 11088

Clay Unknown

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Clay Tablet

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Arno Poebel

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Arno Poebel was a German Assyriologist who contributed to cuneiform studies.
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Poebel, Arno. The University of Pennsylvania: The University Museum Publications of the Babylonian Section: Vol. V. Historical and Grammatical Texts. Philadelphia, PA: The University Museum, 1914.

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