UChicago Sumerologist Translates Forgotten 4,400-Year-Old Myth
August 16, 2025
August 16, 2025
CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 16 (TNSjou) -- The University of Chicago issued the following news:
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UChicago Sumerologist translates forgotten 4,400-year-old myth
In recent study, Asst. Prof. Jana Matuszak publishes fully translated cuneiform tablet--the first narrative featuring Sumerian storm god and trickster fox
The storm god Iskur is trapped in the netherworld. Without him in the sky, the rivers will dry up--the grasses, cows and people will . . .
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UChicago Sumerologist translates forgotten 4,400-year-old myth
In recent study, Asst. Prof. Jana Matuszak publishes fully translated cuneiform tablet--the first narrative featuring Sumerian storm god and trickster fox
The storm god Iskur is trapped in the netherworld. Without him in the sky, the rivers will dry up--the grasses, cows and people will . . .