On babylonian lavatories and sewers
This study begins by examining the archaeological and documentary evidence for lavatories (toilets) and foul-water drains in ancient Mesopotamian dwelling houses. It goes on to investigate the use, etymology and history of the Akkadian word asurrû: in the Old Babylonian period it served mainly as a...
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Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
2016
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Iraq
Year: 2015, Volume: 77, Pages: 75-106 |
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