5. The spaces and places of Assyrian scholarship

Where did the Assyrian king's scholarly advisors work?

Work space: for Marduk-šumu-uṣur PGP  and the other haruspices TT 

Work place: the royal libraries

The scholars created their own spaces in which to perform and communicate, but the royal libraries were central places of intellectual activity, in which knowledge was shaped according to political imperatives as well as learned desires.

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