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02 Religious and ideological symbols and iconographic motifs
11 Language, communication, libraries and education
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Greek language
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The Greek word chrysos gold, derives from Akkadian hurāṣu.
Bibliography
Burkert 1992, 36
Burkert, Walter. The Orientalizing Revolution. Near Eastern Influence on Greek Culture in the Early Archaic Period. Cambridge MA: Harvard University Press 1992.