A composite scene mixes periods. Gilgamesh, Inana and Kubaba belong to literary or legendary evidence. The rhymed song is openly adapted. The Puabi seal drawing on PDF29 is a derivative illustration.
A Short History of Drunkenness (2017), Sumerian bars
Beer accounts, female tavern keepers, regulation and literary depictions connect Mesopotamian drinking with commerce and civilization.
chap. 3, “Sumerian Bars”
chap. 3, “Sumerian Bars”
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Evidence
Beer accounts, female tavern keepers, regulation and literary depictions connect Mesopotamian drinking with commerce and civilization.
Location and context
Forsyth, A Short History of Drunkenness (2017), chap. 3, “Sumerian Bars”. Original paraphrase, not quotation. The private PDF retrieval range is retained in Verification Notes.
Annotation
A composite scene mixes periods. Gilgamesh, Inana and Kubaba belong to literary or legendary evidence. The rhymed song is openly adapted. The Puabi seal drawing on PDF29 is a derivative illustration.
Verification
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