Forsyth, Mark. A Short History of Drunkenness. Viking, 2017. ISBN9780241980101. Supplied185-page PDF.
Beer accounts, female tavern keepers, regulation and literary depictions connect Mesopotamian drinking with commerce and civilization.
Mark Forsyth, A Short History of Drunkenness (Viking, 2017), chap. 3, “Sumerian Bars”.
Mark Forsyth, A Short History of Drunkenness (Viking, 2017), chap. 3, “Sumerian Bars”.
chap. 3, “Sumerian Bars”
Forsyth, Short History of Drunkenness, chap. 3, “Sumerian Bars”.
chap. 3, “Sumerian Bars”
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