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Vision of Peace in Ancient Tablet Raises Warless World Hope
A Sumerian tablet unearthed by a Penn expedition translates into a utopian dream of Earth without want or fear. The piece, written during a time of warfare, laments humanity's inability to end war and warns that future conflict could devastate civilization beyond recovery.
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Sumer
Earth
University of Pennsylvania
S. N. Kramer
Learning
Mars
New York
London
Berlin