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Book Title: The Ancient Near East
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.8in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Elisabeth Meier Tetlow
Publication Name: Women, Crime and Punishment in Ancient Law and Society Vol. 1 : Volume 1: the Ancient Near East
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic & Professional
Publication Year: 2004
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 22.8 Oz
Number of Pages: 336 Pages
