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World Service,17 Jun 1998,13 mins

Nergal and Ereshkigal

Stories From the Afterlife

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The rediscovered ancient tale of lovers in Mesopotania (now modern Iraq), and what it tells us about Babylonian belief in the underworld and afterlife. Presenter Rosemary Hartill and Dr Jeremy Black discuss the story.

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