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Document Details : Title: The Silence of the Lambs Subtitle: To Be Plucked or Not in Susa Author(s): DE GRAEF, Katrien Journal: Iranica Antiqua Volume: 46 Date: 2011 Pages: 133-143 DOI: 10.2143/IA.46.0.2084415 Abstract : In this article the possibilities how to read and interpret the expression NUMUN NU IR RA, used to designate a specific kind of lamb in MDP 55, 80: 3-4, 9-10, 15-16 and 21-22, a text from Susa dating from the beginning of the Sukkalmahat, are explored. By means of parallel or similar attestations from early Mesopotamia we try to analyse and comprehend the expression sign by sign. A corrected transliteration of MDP 55, 80 is given. |
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