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القمر في الثقافة العراقية القديمة: اعادة قراءة لرواية" الهلال" لديانا ابو جابر و"طشاري" لأنعام كججي
الأستاذ, 2019 Man used to attribute good and evil in his life to celestial bodies. Therefore, ancient civilizations paid much attention to astronomy which had a lasting impact on mythology and religion.
Asst. Prof. Isra Hashim Taher
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City of Uruk 3000 B.C. : using genetic algorithms, dynamic planning and crowd simulation to re-enact everyday life of ancient Sumerians [PDF]
, 2014 Virtual reality reconstructions of ancient historical sites have become a valuable technique for popularising science and visualising expert knowledge to general audiences.
Bogdanovych, Anton +2 more
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Metaphors and the Invention of Writing
Topics in Cognitive Science, Volume 18, Issue 1, Page 245-263, January 2026.Abstract The foundation of ancient, invented writing systems lies in the predominant iconicity of their sign shapes. However, these shapes are often used not for their referential meaning but in a metaphorical way, whereby one entity stands for another.
Ludovica Ottaviano +3 more
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Tracking the Rephaim Through Place and Time
ReligionsIn separate traditions in the HB, the Rephaim are presented either as a living group of gigantic warriors or as shadowy figures of the underworld of Sheol.
Rodney K. Duke
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Exploring the Epistemology of Illicit Drugs [PDF]
, 2015 In this essay I explore the epistemology of drugs in America. That is, how Americans come to know and define drugs and their users; and, in turn, how those definitions manifest in social institutions.
Linseman, Holly
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The sea in Sumerian literature [PDF]
, 2020 Surveying the references to the sea in Sumerian literature, this paper discusses the general idea that the sea is underrepresented in Mesopotamian cultures of the third millennium BCE.
Lorenzo Verderame
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Measuring Beyond the Standard: Informal Measurement Systems as Cognitive Technologies
Topics in Cognitive Science, Volume 18, Issue 1, Page 204-219, January 2026.Abstract This paper explores the role of measurement as a cognitive technology across human history, emphasizing the coexistence of formal and informal measurement systems. While standardized systems dominate contemporary culture and are well documented across large‐scale societies of the past, this manuscript highlights the less explored domain of ...
Roope O. Kaaronen +2 more
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Kirves Nergali jaoks. Täheldusi sumerite ja akkadlaste allilmakujutlustest [PDF]
Mäetagused, 2012 The current short Sumerian literary text, which was written in Old Babylonian time and which consists of only 16 lines, is a dedicatory inscription. This text was written on a bronze axe that was dedicated to Nergal, the main Mesopotamian god of the ...
Vladimir Sazonov
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The story of Noah: violent exclusionary apocaplytic is (not) good to think [PDF]
, 2008 Genesis 6-9; Festschrift in honour of Erwin Buck. Rev fr paper presented at the Waterloo Lutheran Seminary, 19 S 2007, Hope Lutheran Church in Calgary, and All Saints Anglican Church in ...
Greifenhagen, F. V.
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AI Magazine, Volume 46, Issue 4, Winter 2025.Abstract Most recent writing about the directions for AI has focused on the potential risks of widespread use of AI and what we DO NOT want from AI. This has led to many, largely ignored, calls for a pause in research and deployment. This essay takes the view that there are too many factors in play to slow the deployment much and for long.
Robert B. Fisher
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