Nimrod the mighty, king of kish, king of Sumer and Akkad

Vetus Testamentum

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 350-366

  Levin, Yigal ^a  

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EID: 77952692607     PISSN: 00424935     EISSN: 15685330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853302760197494     Document Type: Article

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