The lament for Unug
Sumerian
Ur III / Old Babylonian (c. 2100–1600 BCE)
40 pages
About This Book
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The Lament for Unug captures the visceral terror of a city abandoned by its gods. It forces us to confront the fragility of civilization when faced with divine wrath and foreign conquest.