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Curator Mathilde Touillon-Ricci shares her research into the letters of Old Assyrian traders and the sometimes surprising ways in which they get around paying taxes.
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Museum, T. B. (2021, February 03). Smuggling in Ancient Assyria. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/video/2264/smuggling-in-ancient-assyria/
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Museum, The British. "Smuggling in Ancient Assyria." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified February 03, 2021. https://www.worldhistory.org/video/2264/smuggling-in-ancient-assyria/.
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Museum, The British. "Smuggling in Ancient Assyria." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 03 Feb 2021. Web. 26 Jul 2024.
