How 3,000-year-old poems landed in a top literary magazine
December 22, 2025
December 22, 2025
CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 22 -- The University of Chicago posted the following news:
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How 3,000-year-old poems landed in a top literary magazine
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"The Moon that fell from heaven"a story first inscribed on clay tablets in the 14th century BCEbegins with a celestial accident: the Moon tumbles to earth and encounters the workings of nature.
In a new translation by Ph.D. student Naomi Harris, the Stormgod sends rain upon . . .
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How 3,000-year-old poems landed in a top literary magazine
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"The Moon that fell from heaven"a story first inscribed on clay tablets in the 14th century BCEbegins with a celestial accident: the Moon tumbles to earth and encounters the workings of nature.
In a new translation by Ph.D. student Naomi Harris, the Stormgod sends rain upon . . .