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Sex and eroticism in Mesopotamian literature
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Sex and eroticism in Mesopotamian literature

by Gwendolyn Leick

This study examines Mesopotamian attitudes to sexuality and gender using Sumero-Akkadian cuneiform sources from the 21st to 5th centuries BC. It analyses ancient views on prostitution, love magic, and sexual behaviour in one of the earliest literate civilisations.

Accession 1574 ISBN 0415311616 Publisher Routledge
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