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Title: poorly written
Review: The title of the book should be "Writing in Sumer before the invention of cuneiform". The author's erudition shows everywhere in this book, however, the text is much too chatty and I found it extremely tedious (and I am very interested in the topic). At half its length it would have been too long. Trivialities are being treated in epic detail. Many statements are obscure and unsupported by evidence. Because of my deep interest I read the whole book, but it was a waste of time. It seems that I had to give it one star, but I would have preferred to rate it with no stars.
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