The Literature of Ancient Sumer

Erscheinungsjahr 2006
ISBN: 978-0-19-929633-0
Verlag: OUP Oxford

Buch, Englisch, 440 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 614 g

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Black, Jeremy

Cunningham, Graham

Robson, Eleanor

Zólyomi, Gábor

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Klassische Literaturwissenschaft
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturwissenschaft
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literatur: Sammlungen, Anthologien

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Introduction

- A. Heroes and kings

- B. Inana and Dumuzid

- C. Enlil and Ninlil

- D. The moon god Nanna-Suen

- E. The warrior gods Nergal, Numushda, and Ninurta

- F. Love and sex

- G. The natural order

- H. The hymnic genres

- I. Scribes and learning

- J. The Decad, a scribal curriculum

Über Autor(innen)

The late Jeremy Black was formerly 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.