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ME.SOP()lAMIAN C!yILll.ATIONS General Editor Jerrold S. Cooper, Johns Hopkins University Editorial Board Walter Farber, Farber, University University of of Chicago Chicago University Marvin Powell, Northern Illinois University Walter Jean-Pierre Gregoire, Gregoire, C.N.R.S C.N.R.S. Jack Sasson, Sasson, University University of of North Carolina Carorina Piotr Michalowski, University University of of Michigan Michigan University Piotr Steinkeller, Harvard University Simo Parpola, University Helsinki Marten Stol, Stol, Free University University of of Amsterdam Unic'ersity of of Helsinki Irene Winter, Harvard Universit)' University

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