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" The evolution of the Gilgamesh epic / "
Jeffrey H. Tigay.
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BL
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981920
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b736290
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| Main Entry
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Tigay, Jeffrey H.
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The evolution of the Gilgamesh epic /\ Jeffrey H. Tigay.
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Wauconda, Ill. :: Bolchazy-Carducci,, ©2002.
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xxi, 384 pages ;; 23 cm
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0865165467
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: 9780865165465
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Originally published: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, 1982.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-333) and index.
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The Aim of the Present Study -- The Story and Its Structure -- The Versions of the Epic -- The Historical Background -- Critical Methods in the Study of The Gilgamesh Epic -- 1. THE SUMERIAN SOURCES OF THE AKKADIAN EPIC -- The Known Sumerian Sources -- The Possibility of Unknown Forms of the Sumerian Sources -- The Historical Background of the Sumerian Tales -- The Function of the Sumerian Tales -- The Theoretical Approach in the Light of the Empirical Evidence -- 2. THE INTEGRATED EPIC IN THE OLD BABYLONIAN PERIOD -- The Old Babylonian Texts -- The Derivation of the Old Babylonian Narratives from Their Sumerian Forerunners -- The Author -- The Integration of the Epic -- The Contents of the Old Babylonian Version -- The Outline and Message of the Old Babylonian Version -- The Function of the Old Babylonian Version -- The Old Babylonian Version and the Sumerian Compositions -- 3. THE OLD BABYLONIAN VERSION AND THE LATE VERSION: SMALLER CHANGES -- A. Different Grammatical and Lexical Forms of the Same Word -- B. Synonyms or Words Functioning Similarly -- C. Added Words or Phrases -- D. Characteristic and Noncharacteristic Variants -- E. Expansion by Parallelism -- F Telescoping of Parallel Lines -- G. Reformulation with Negligible Change in Meaning -- H. Reformulation with New Idea Added -- I. Reformulation with Meaning Changed Completely -- The Significance of the Changes in Wording -- Changes Due to Editors' Taste -- 4. THE OLD BABYLONIAN VERSION AND THE LATE VERSION: LARGER CHANGES -- J Restructured Sections -- K. Changes in the Roles of Characters -- L. Assimilation -- The Significance of the Assimilation -- M. Major Additions -- On Theological Changes -- 5. THE FRAGMENTS OF THE MIDDLE BABYLONIAN PERIOD -- The Hittite Version(s) -- The Hurrian Fragments -- The Akkadian Fragments -- 6. THE LATE VERSION -- A. Substitution of Single Words -- B. Plusses and Minuses: Words, Suffixes, Phrases, and Lines -- The Significance of the Variants -- 7. THE INTRODUCTION AND FRAMEWORK OF THE LATE VERSION -- The Prologue: Section A -- The Prologue: Section B -- Effect of the Prologue -- Section C: The Hymn -- A Sumerian Hymn to Gilgamesh -- 8. TRADITIONAL SPEECH FORMS, LITERATURE, AND RITUALS REFLECTED IN THE EPIC -- Wisdom Sayings -- Blessings, Curses, and Threats -- Marriage Literature and Ceremonies -- 9. THE OPPRESSION OF URUK -- The Pattern of Oppression, Outcry, Divine Response -- The Nature of the Oppression -- 10. THE CREATION OF ENKIDU -- 11. THE EARLY LIFE OF ENKIDU -- Possible Models for the Early Life of Enkidu -- Enkidu's Early Life and the Values of the Epic -- 12. THE FLOOD STORY -- The Origin of the Flood Story -- Differences between the Atrahasis and Gilgamesh Versions of the Flood Story -- Harmonization of the Flood Story with the Rest of Gilgamesh -- Nonharmonization of the Flood Story with the Rest of Gilgamesh -- Artistic Unity in the Utnapishtim Section -- The Addition of the Flood Story to Gilgamesh -- Summary: The Evolution of The Gilgamesh Epic -- Excursus: The Afterlife of the Epic -- Appendix: Texts and Notes -- Photograph: Gilg. Ni. (2N-T79) -- Abbreviations -- Scholarly Literature -- Ancient Texts -- Works Cited -- Index.
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Gilgamesh
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Epic poetry, Assyro-Babylonian-- History and criticism.
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Epic poetry, Assyro-Babylonian.
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Épopées.
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Littérature assyro-babylonienne-- Relation avec l'Ancien Testament.
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Gilgamesh.
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Gilgamesh.
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Gilgamesh.
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892/.1
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PJ3771.G6T5 2002
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