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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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International trade and its role in economic sustainability [PDF]
Al-Maǧallah Al-QānūniyyaẗThe term trade is used to refer to the business through which goods and services are bought and sold. Trade is considered one of the branches of business.
Bassem Mohamed Saad Mustafa
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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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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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Applied SciencesUrine 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 +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 +2 more
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In the Garden of the Gods: models of kingship from the Sumerians to the Seleucids
, 2016 This thesis aims to investigate the theological profile of ancient near eastern kings, particularly their role in shaping death ideologies and the memory of their communities from the early Sumerians to the Seleucids who nominated Babylon as the capital ...
Evangelia Anagnostou-Laoutides (12304979)
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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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ASSORTMENTS OF DRUGS AND TECHNOLOGICAL RECEIVES, WHICH THE FIRST DOCTORS APPLIED
Разработка и регистрация лекарственных средств, 2019 The paper presents information on how the Sumerians, doctors of Egypt, Ancient Greece and the Roman Empire treated their patients two thousand years or more ago. An attempt is made to analyze the assortments of medicines and technological methods used by
K. S. Guzev
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, 1938 M.D.B. Francis W. Galpin. — The Music of the Sumerians and their immediate successors the Babylonians and Assyrians.. In: Syria. Tome 19 fascicule 1, 1938. pp.
M.D.B.
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