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Thorkild Jacobsen

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in Copenhagen, Denmark

June 07, 1904

Died

May 02, 1993

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Thorkild Jacobsen (7 June 1904 – 2 May 1993) was a renowned historian specializing in Assyriology and Sumerian literature. He was one of the foremost scholars on the ancient Near East.

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Average rating: 4.04 · 668 ratings · 85 reviews · 26 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Treasures of Darkness: A History of Mesopotamian Religion 4.16 avg rating — 247 ratings — published 1976 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Harps that Once...: Sumerian Poetry in Translation 4.27 avg rating — 112 ratings — published 1987 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Theories of the Universe: From Babylonian Myth to Modern Science by Thorkild Jacobsen, Francis Macdonald Cornford, Theodor Gomperz 3.93 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 1957 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Sumerian King List 4.17 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 1939 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Toward the Image of Tammuz and Other Essays on Mesopotamian History and Culture by Thorkild Jacobsen, William L. Moran (Editor) 4.13 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1970 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Most Ancient Verse 4.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1963 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Salinity and Irrigation Agriculture in Antiquity: Diayala Basin Archaeological Projects, 1957-58 it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mesopotamiske Urtidssagn: Tre forelæsninger af Thorkild Jacobsen really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sennacherib's Aqueduct at Jerwan by Thorkild Jacobsen, Seton Lloyd 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1935 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Philological Notes on Eshnunna and Its Inscriptions 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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