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Sex in Ancient Mesopotamia

Betwixt The Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society

CHAPTER

Revisiting Ancient Gender Roles

This chapter reevaluates misconceptions about male figures in ancient Mesopotamia by challenging labels like transvestites and eunuchs. It also imagines a journey to 2000 BCE to explore the cultural significance of nude female iconography beyond mere fertility symbols.

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