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More information:
Black, J. 1981. 'The new year ceremonies in ancient Babylon: 'Taking Bel by the hand' and a cultic picnic', in Religion, vol. 11, issue 1, p. 39-59.
Livius.org article - www.livius.org/...
For general information and sources relating to the Ancient Near East, we recommend these websites:
www.etana.org/a... - collection of free and open-access data
oi.uchicago.ed... - University of Chicago Oriental Institute, great collection of free books and articles
www.livius.org - general encyclopedia on the ancient world
etcsl.orinst.ox... - Mesopotamian literature
oracc.museum.up... - collection of projects relating to Mesopotamia
psd.museum.upen... - Pennsylvania Sumerian Dictionary
cdli.ucla.edu - Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative
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