The city of rainbows : a tale from ancient Sumer / retold and illustrated by Karen Foster.
By: Foster, Karen Polinger
Publisher: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Museum, 1999.Description: 28 p. : col. ill. ; 21 cm.ISBN: 0924171707Subject(s): Folklore -- IraqDDC classification: 398.2/09567/02 Summary: The sage and benevolent King Mer-kar, who ruled Uruk in Mesopotamia about 2700 B.C. and who was a royal ancestor of Gilgamesh, triumphs over the foolish King Sukesh-danna of Aratta.Item type | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Book | British Museum | Middle East | Shelves | 1389C (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | ME000000001244 |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 28).
The sage and benevolent King Mer-kar, who ruled Uruk in Mesopotamia about 2700 B.C. and who was a royal ancestor of Gilgamesh, triumphs over the foolish King Sukesh-danna of Aratta.