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An anthology of ancient mesopotamia texts : when the Gods were human / Sabine Franke.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Franke, Sabina.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Assyro-Babylonian literature--Translations.
- Assyro-Babylonian literature.
- Genre:
- Translations.
- Physical Description:
- 118 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Barnsley, South Yorkshire : Pen & Sword Archaeology, 2016.
- Summary:
- Tales, Myths and Epics from Mesopotamia, Very Early Stories of Mankind, Timeless Human Experiences Written Down, Translations from Akkadian and Sumerian with Comments and Explanations, A Story of the Flood from the Sixteenth Century Book jacket.
- Contents:
- When the Gods were Human: The Ancient Near Eastern Tale of the Deluge 8
- The Tooth Worm 34
- Letter of Request to a God 35
- Lullaby 36
- The Master and his Servant 37
- The Revenge of the Poor Man of Nippur 40
- The Talc of Etana 45
- Invitation to the Dead for a Feast: Ishtar's Descent to the World of the Dead and Dumuzi's Return to the World of the Living 52
- The Ishtar Hymn of Ammiditana 61
- Enheduana Sings Against the Imminent Destruction. A Sumerian Song for a Dangerous Ritual by the Earliest Female Author of World Literature 65
- King Utuhengal Expels the Gutians 76
- Gilgamesh and Akka 79
- Birth and Rise of King Sargon 82
- A Dialogue About the Indifference of the Gods: the Babylonian Theodicy 83
- From the Life of a Student 96.
- ISBN:
- 1473834341
- 9781473834347
- OCLC:
- 951754173
- Publisher Number:
- 99970187688
- Online:
- Inhaltsverzeichnis
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