Del 5 - Journal of Cuneiform Studies Supplemental Series
Sumerian Texts from Ancient Iraq
From Ur III to 9/11
Inbunden, Engelska, 2018
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Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2018-07-01
- Mått215 x 279 x 21 mm
- Vikt1 070 g
- FormatInbunden
- SpråkEngelska
- SerieJournal of Cuneiform Studies Supplemental Series
- Antal sidor500
- FörlagLockwood Press
- ISBN9781937040857