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Smuggling Cuneiform Tablets in Aniseed Bags: Profile of a Sale Made by Elias Gejou to the British Museum in 1896 Cover

Smuggling Cuneiform Tablets in Aniseed Bags: Profile of a Sale Made by Elias Gejou to the British Museum in 1896

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|Oct 2022

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/bha-667 | Journal eISSN: 2047-6930
Language: English
Submitted on: Jun 1, 2022
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Accepted on: Sep 6, 2022
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Published on: Oct 10, 2022
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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