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The Gate of Ishtar, from Babylon, in Berlin

T. Jackson King

First published April 1996
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

An American archeologist is studying the ceramic tile glazes on the sixth century B.C. Gate of Ishtar, from ancient Babylon, in Berlin at the Pergamum Museum when he makes a horrifying discovery and faces a choice between damnation, hell or cowardice.

Story artwork by David Grilla.

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April 1996 Cover Aberrations, April 1996 Sirius Fiction MAGAZINE 16
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