EI Weekly Listen—Uruk and the origins of the sacred economy by Daniel T. Potts

Peering into the hearts and minds those living four thousand years ago is an impossible task. However, when it comes to the worship of the Mesopotamian goddess Inanna, it seems clear to be, quite literally, a labour of love and fear.

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