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The oldest stories in the world

by Theodor Herzl Gaster

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First published: 1952 2 languages ISBN: 9781014766700
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According to the translator and editor, these thirteen stories are literally the oldest in the world. Five are Babylonian, five Hittite, and three Canaanite. All were found written in cuneiform?
Subjects
Canaanite Mythology Hittite Mythology Mythology, Assyro-Babylonian Mythology, Canaanite Mythology, Hittite Babylonien Hittites Myhtologie Myhtologie, Hittites Mythologie Mythologie Assyro

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