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The powerful, gender-diverse courtiers and religious leaders of ancient Mesopotamia

Evidence indicates that these people held positions of power because of their gender ambiguity, not despite it.

Not just 'eunuchs' or sex workers: In ancient Mesopotamia, gender-diverse people held positions of power

Today, trans people face politicization of their lives and vilification from politicians, media and parts of broader society.
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Later Mesopotamia and Iran : tribes and empires, 1600-539 B. C. : proceedings of a seminar in memory of Vladimir G. Lukonin / edited by John Curtis

This is a companion volume and sequel to Early Mesopotamia and Iran: Contact and Conflict, c. 3500-1600 BC. "Funded by a gift from Raymond and Beverly Sackler." Published for the Trustees of the ...

Ancient artifacts unearthed in Iraq shed light on hidden history of Mesopotamia

New discoveries by a UCF researcher and her team at the ancient Mesopotamian site of Kurd Qaburstan, including clay tablets ...
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Mesopotamia before history / Petr Charvát

Rev. and updated ed. of: Ancient Mesopotamia. c1993. https://siris-libraries.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=liball&source=~!silibraries&uri=full=3100001~!857196~!0#focus ...
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Ancient artifacts unearthed in Iraq shed light on hidden history of Mesopotamia

One of three clay cuneiform tablets discovered at the Middle Bronze Age site of Kurd Qaburstan in northeast Iraq. It was found in a debris-filled corridor in the lower town palace. Early ...