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pt. 1. Origins
Did the Sumerians emerge from the sea? ; The great enigma of the cemetery at Ur / Georges Roux
pt. 2. Everyday life
The oldest cuisine in the world ; The oldest feast / Jean Bottéro
An ancient vintage / André Finet
Love and sex in Babylon ; Women's rights / Jean Bottéro
The women of the palace at Mari / Bertrand Lafont
Semiramis : the builder of Babylon / Georges Roux
Magic and medicine ; The birth of astrology / Jean Bottéro
The ordeal / Bertrand Lafont
pt. 3. Myth and legend
The first account of the flood ; The epic of Gilgamesh ; How sin was born / Jean Bottéro.
Did the Sumerians emerge from the sea? ; The great enigma of the cemetery at Ur / Georges Roux
pt. 2. Everyday life
The oldest cuisine in the world ; The oldest feast / Jean Bottéro
An ancient vintage / André Finet
Love and sex in Babylon ; Women's rights / Jean Bottéro
The women of the palace at Mari / Bertrand Lafont
Semiramis : the builder of Babylon / Georges Roux
Magic and medicine ; The birth of astrology / Jean Bottéro
The ordeal / Bertrand Lafont
pt. 3. Myth and legend
The first account of the flood ; The epic of Gilgamesh ; How sin was born / Jean Bottéro.