Come we go burn down Babylon one more time
I just learned today that "Iraq" comes from "Uruk" (i.e., the city of Gilgamesh).
posted by Richard Mason @ Tuesday, June 13, 2006
Tuesday, June 13, 2006
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1 Comments:
Aha! So these "insurgents" I keep hearing about are probably Uruk-hai...
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