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"The Library of Ashurbanipal was to the ancient Greeks and Romans what the Library of Alexandria is to us today: a lost archive of unparalleled, almost mythical proportions. Ashurbanipal collected texts on every subject, from astronomy to medicine. Since the library’s initial discovery in the 19th century, archaeologists have uncovered dictionaries, historical treatises, and prayers, to name just a few examples. Also included in the ruler’s collection was a translation of the epic of Gilgamesh, the legendary Sumerian king who slays monsters and searches in vain for immortality."
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