'Les Mite D'Assyrie': moths in the Assyrian texts of the second millennium B.C.

From: The Journal of the American Oriental Society | Date: July 1, 1998| Author: Michel, Cecile | Copyright information

How did people in the Ancient Near East deal with moths that damage textiles? Two cuneiform sources, separated by more than half a millennium, give information on this topic: the archives of old Assyrian merchants of central Anatolia (nineteenth century B.C.) and written orders of a high official of middle Assyrian kings in Assur (thirteenth century B.C.). The vocabulary of moth infestation and the resulting damage are analyzed here. Airing textiles was the most common way to fight these inse...

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