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Tracking the Rephaim Through Place and Time

Religions
In 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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Una bibliografía para los mitos.lamentos, elegías y textos sapienciales sumerios [PDF]

, 1989
Sin ...
Lara Peinado, Federico
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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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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, Kathryn Kelley, Mattia Cartolano, Silvia Ferrara   +3 more
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History of Urinalysis

Applied Sciences
Urine is historically the oldest biological material used for diagnostic purposes. Urine testing dates to the ancient Babylonians and Sumerians. Uroscopy consisted of visual and organoleptic assessment (color, clarity, odor, taste testing) of urine.
Katarzyna Klimasz, Jan T. Tomasik, Przemysław J. Tomasik   +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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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, Simoff, Simeon, Trescak, Tomas   +2 more
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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, Mikael A. Manninen, Jussi T. Eronen   +2 more
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Ludingirra The Sumerian

Türk Kütüphaneciliği, 2018
Sumerologist, writer M.İ. Çığ’s work called Ludingirra the Sumerian: Science Fiction for the Past” has been adapted from the information in the tablets which belongs to thousands of years ago. The main character of the book Ludingirra, a writer, teacher,
Demet Işık
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What do we want from AI?

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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