Literature of Ancient Sumer

Zusatztext The treatment of themes and the individual texts...will open up a new horizon to the interested reader, and offer new prospects to the fortuitous reader. Informationen zum Autor Jeremy Black is University Lecturer in Akkadian and Fellow of Wolfson College, Oxford.Graham Cunningham is Researcher at the Faculty of Oriental Studies, University of Oxford.Eleanor Robson is University Lecturer in History of Science and Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford.Gábor Zólyomi is Head of the Department of Assyriology and Hebrew Studies, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest. Klappentext This anthology of Sumerian literature constitutes the most comprehensive collection ever published, and includes examples of most of the different types of composition written in the language, from narrative myths and lyrical hymns to proverbs and love poetry. The translations have benefited both from the work of many scholars and from our ever-increasing understanding of Sumerian. In addition to reflecting the advances made by modern scholarship, the translations are written in clear, accessible English. An extensive introduction discusses the literary qualities of the works, the people who created and copied them in ancient Iraq, and how the study of Sumerian literature has evolved over the last 150 years. Zusammenfassung Sumerian is the oldest written language of ancient Iraq, first written down some 5000 years ago. Its literature, encompassing narrative myths, lyrical hymns, proverbs, and love poetry, provides a stimulating insight into the world's first urban civilization. Written in clear, accessible English, these translations are the most comprehensive collection of the world's first literature. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction A. Heroes and kings B. Inan and Dumuzid C. Enlil and Ninlil D. The moon god Nanna-Suen E. The warrior gods Nergal, Numusda, and Ninurta F. Love and sex G. The natural order H. The hymnic genres I. Scribes and learning J. The Decad, a scribal curriculum ...

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Jeremy Cunningham Black, Professor Jeremy Cunningham Black
• Mitarbeit: Jeremy Black (Herausgeber), Black Jeremy (Herausgeber), Graham Cunningham (Herausgeber), Cunningham Graham (Herausgeber), Eleanor Robson (Herausgeber), Robson Eleanor (Herausgeber), Z´olyomi (Herausgeber), G'Abor Zã3lyomi (Herausgeber), G'Abor Zólyomi (Herausgeber), Gábor Zólyomi (Herausgeber)
• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 01.12.2004
• EAN: 9780199263110
• ISBN: 978-0-19-926311-0
• Seiten: 320
• Themen: Belletristik > Gemischte Anthologien; Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft > Allgemeine und Vergleichende Literaturwissenschaft; LITERARY CRITICISM / General, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / General, Anthologies: general, Anthologies (non-poetry), Literature: history and criticism, Sumerian