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The Camel Trader of Babylon 95 out the copper he knew all too well how unwelcome he would be. In his abstraction he unexpectedly ...

94 a tale." Tarkad flinched from the brutal frankness of Da- basir, but here at least was an invitation to enter the coveted doo ...

96 The RICHESTMAN INBABYLON Dabasir pushed him to a far corner of the room where they seated themselves upon small rugs. When Ka ...

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The Camel Trader of Babylon 97 semicircle. They crunched noisily in the ears of Tar- kad and brushed him with their meaty bones. ...

98 THERICHESTMAN INBABYLON from my friends, but could not repay them either. Things went from bad to wor se. My wif e returned t ...

The Camel Trader of Babylon 99 face was impassive as she looked upon me. I turned from her with little consolation. The next was ...

100 THERICHESTMAN INBABYLON a man has within him the soul of a fr ee m an, will he not become respected and honoured in has own ...

The Camel Trader of Babylon 101 " 'Does not thy great king fight his enemies in every way he can and with every force he has? Th ...

102 THERICHESTMAN INBABYLON " 'Happiness,' she responded, 'awaits not the run- away wife who seeks it in far lands among strange ...

The Camel Trader of Babylon 103 "Could it be that in this peaceful quiet I faced my e n d? M y m i n d w a s c l e ar e r t h a ...

104 THERICHESTMAN INBABYLON "My debts were my enemies, but the men I owed w er e m y fr i en ds f or t he y ha d tr us te d m e ...

The Camel Trader of Babylon 105 them met me gladly. Several reviled me but others offered to help me; one indeed did give me the ...

The Clay Tablets from Babylon ST. SWITHIN'S COLLEGE Nottingham University Newark-on-Trent Nottingham October 21, 1 934 Frofessor ...

The Clay Tablets from Babylon 107 Y o u w i l l b e a s a s t o n i s h e d a s w e i n t h e l a b o r a t o r y a t t h e s t ...

106 Now, when the moon becometh full, I, Dabasir, who a m b u t r e c e n tl y r e t ur n e d f r o m sl a v e ry i n S y ri a , ...

108 THERICHESTMAN INBABYLON native city of Babylon, do here engrave upon the clay a permanent record of my affairs to guide and ...

The Clay Tablets from Babylon 109 of what I earn for these worthy purposes. Herein lieth the success of the plan. I must live up ...

110 THERICHESTMAN INBABYLON TABLETTHREE To these creditors do I owe in total one hundred and nineteen pieces of silver and one h ...

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