The Posting of Letters with Divine Messages
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Nouvelles assyriologiques Brèves et Utilitaires
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Ancient documents from Mesopotamia included "prophetic" texts found at the palace of the city of Mari. Professor Jack Sasson offers a glimpse into some of the letters the Mari elite "embedded" with prophetic messages sent to King Zimri-Lim.
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Sasson, Jack M. "The Posting of Letters with Divine Messages." Florilegium marianum, 2: Recueil d'études à la mémoire de Maurice Birot [Mémoires de N.A.B.U., 3]. Eds. D. Charpin and J.M. Durand. Paris: Nouvelles assyriologiques Brèves et Utilitaires, 1994. 299-316.