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" The literature of ancient Sumer / "
translated and introduced by Jeremy Black [and others].
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624152
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The literature of ancient Sumer /\ translated and introduced by Jeremy Black [and others].
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lxiii, 372 pages :: illustrations, maps ;; 23 cm
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0199263116
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: 9780199263110
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: 0199296332
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: 9780199296330
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Introduction. The literature of ancient Sumer -- The tablets of ancient Sumer -- The scribes of ancient Sumer -- The study of ancient Sumer -- Further reading -- Heroes and kings. Enmerkar and En-suḫgir-ana -- Lugalbanda in the mountain cave -- Lugalbanda and the Anzud bird -- Gilgameš, Enkidu, and the Underworld -- Sargon and Ur-Zababa -- The building of Niñgirsu's temple (extract) -- An adab to An for Lipit-Eštar -- A prayer for Samsu-iluna -- The death of Ur-Namma -- Inana and Dumuzid. Inana's descent to the Underworld -- Dumuzid's dream -- Ploughing with the jewels -- Dumuzid and Enkimdu -- A love song for Šu-Suen -- Inana and Išme-Dagan -- A hymn to Inana -- Enlil and Ninlil. Enlil and Ninlil -- Enlil and Sud -- Enlil and Nam-zid-tara -- Šulgi and Ninlil's barge -- The cursing of Agade -- The moon-god Nanna-Suen. The lament for Sumer and Urim -- A balbale to Nanna -- A šir-namgala to Nanna -- The herds of Nanna -- Nanna-Suen's journey to Nibru -- The warrior gods Nergal, Numušda, and Ninurta. The dedication of an axe to Nergal -- An adab to Nergal for Šu-ilišu -- A hymn to Numušda for Sîn-iqīšam -- Ninurta's exploits -- Ninurta's return to Nibru -- A balbale to Ninurta -- Love and sex. Lu-dĩgira's message to his mother -- A lullaby for a son of Šulgi -- A tigi to Nintud-Aruru -- Inana and Šu-kale-tuda -- A love song for Išme-Dagan -- A balbale to Inana and Dumuzid -- The natural order. The Flood story -- Enki and the world order -- The debate between Sheep and Grain -- The debate between Bird and Fish -- The heron and the turtle -- The home of the fish -- The hymnic genres. An adab to Bau for Išme-Dagan -- A balbal to Niñgišzida -- A kuñgar to Inana and Dumuzid -- A šir-gida to Ninisina -- A šir-namgala to Ninisina for Lipit-Eštar -- A šir-namšub to Utu -- A šir-namursãga to Inana for Iddin-Dagan -- A šir-šag-ḫula to Damgalnuna -- A tigi to Enki for Ur-Ninurta -- An ululumama to Suen for Ibbi-Suen -- Scribes and learning. A supervisor's advice to a young scribe -- Letter from Nabi-Enlil to Ilum-puzura -- Proverbs: collection 25 -- The instructions of Šuruppag -- A hymn to Nisaba -- A hymn to Ḫaia for Rīm-Sîn -- A hymn to Ninkasi -- The Decad, a scribal curriculum. Literary catalogue from Nibru -- A praise poem of Šulgi -- A praise poem of Lipit-Eštar -- The song of the hoe -- The exaltation of Inana -- Enlil in the E-kur -- The Keš temple hymn -- Enki's journey to Nibru -- Inana and Ebiḫ -- A hymn to Nungal -- Gilgameš and Ḫuwawa.
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"These translations of Sumerian literature constitute the most comprehensive collection ever published of the world's earliest literature. The compositions in this book were mainly inscribed on clay tablets dating to the 18th century B.C.E., the period from which the most extensive literary records have been recovered. They encompass a wide range of different genres which will be familiar to modern readers, such as narrative myths, lyrical hymns, proverbs, and love poetry, as well as much that will be less familiar. The compositions provide a stimulating insight into the culture of the world's first urban civilization, as well as extending our understanding of literary strategies and of such universal themes as love, sex, political ambition, and our desire to explain the world to ourselves. The translations thus provide an opportunity to appreciate an ancient literature in terms both of its own identity and of its similarities to much that has followed."--Jacket.
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Sumerian literature, Translations into English.
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| Dewey Classification
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899/.9508
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PJ4083.L57 2004
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Black, Jeremy A.
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