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The city of rainbows : a tale from ancient Sumer / retold and illustrated by Karen Foster.

By: Foster, Karen Polinger, 1950-
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.
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Book 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.