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Saturday, April 16, 2022

Ancient audible animals

THE ANCIENT NEAR EAST TODAY: When ‘Dumb’ Beasts Raise Their Voices: Speaking Animals in Ancient Graeco-Roman and Near Eastern Literature (Hedwig Schmalzgruber).

Among many other talking animals, the serpent of the Garden and Balaam's donkey make appearances.

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