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By Martha A. Morrison C YRUS GORDON COMES FROM THE GENERATION OF SCHOLARS who, like Gilgamesh, "experienced all,...considered all, saw the hidden and laid bare the undisclosed." (Epic of Gilgamesh I, i:2-5) Versed in what was known of the languages and history of all of the cultures of the ancient world, these "heroes" of ancient Near Eastern studies ranged across the broad panorama of antiquity and presided over the discovery of hitherto unknown civilizations. They created new and often separate disciplines focusing on individual geographical, linguistic, or technical areas of study, and led "the way at the foremost," (Epic of Gilgamesh I, 1:30) paving the way for those who have followed them. Cyrus Gordon is especially distinguished among his peers because he has made fundamental contributions to a number of specialized areas of research. At the same time, he has produced broad and compelling analyses of the interrelationships among the diverse cultures of antiquity. Because of his pioneering work, his name is linked primarily with the western Semitic world and its connections with the Aegean. From the beginning of his career, however, Mesopotamia figures prominently in his teach

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Martha A. Morrison

Published

1996

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Arts and Humanities (Social Sciences)