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"Every tablet, every little scarab, is a portion of life solidified … When we look closely into the work we seem almost to watch the hand that did it; this stone is a day, a week of the life of some living man. I know his mind, his feeling, by what he has thought and done on this stone. I live...

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Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: 1980
In: The Biblical archaeology review
Year: 1980, Volume: 6, Issue: 6
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Summary:"Every tablet, every little scarab, is a portion of life solidified … When we look closely into the work we seem almost to watch the hand that did it; this stone is a day, a week of the life of some living man. I know his mind, his feeling, by what he has thought and done on this stone. I live with him in looking into his work, and admiring and valuing it."
ISSN:0098-9444
Contains:Enthalten in: The Biblical archaeology review