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Special Issue: The World of Ur
Cover: UPM Neg. T4-480. The great bull-headed lyre from Ur.
Hard copies of this issue are sold out.
Features
Introduction
Helen Schenck
Ur and Its Treasures--The Royal Tombs
Lee Horne
The Musical Instruments from Ur and Ancient Mesopotamian Music
Anne Draffkorn Kilmer
The "Boat-Shaped" Lyre--Restudy of a Uniqe Musical Instrument from Ur
Maude de Schauensee
Life on the Edge of the Marshes
Edward Ochsenschlager
Texts, Tablets, and Teaching--Scribal Education in Nippur and Ur
Steve Tinney
Rescue and Restoration--A History of the Philadelphia "Ram Caught in a Thicket"
Yelena Rakic
A Makeover for the Philadelphia "Ram Caught in a Thicket"
Tamsen Fuller
Departments
Musings and Visions from the Director's Desk
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