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An introduction to Akkadian literature : contexts and content / Alan Lenzi.
LIBRA PJ3601 .L46 2019
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lenzi, Alan, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Assyro-Babylonian literature--History and criticism.
- Assyro-Babylonian literature.
- Genre:
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Physical Description:
- xxi, 242 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- University Park, Pennsylvania : Eisenbrauns, [2019]
- Summary:
- "A short introduction to the study of Akkadian literature from ancient Babylonia and Assyria, encompassing some two thousand years of literary history of the ancient Middle East"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 Prolegomena to the Study of Akkadian Literature p. 8
- Tablets: From Excavation to Translation p. 9
- Scribes: Contextualizing Literary Production p. 21
- Compositions: General Issues p. 33
- Audiences: Who Read These Texts? p. 67
- Chapter 2 Survey of Selected Text Groups p. 77
- Mythological and Heroic Epics p. 78
- Legends of Akkadian Kings p. 123
- Historiographical Texts p. 132
- Legal and Political Documents p. 149
- Divination: Deductive and Intuitive p. 154
- Other Scholarly Texts p. 160
- Prayers, Incantations, Incantation-Prayers, Laments, and Hymns p. 161
- Meditations on Human Suffering and the Divine p. 172
- Proverbs, Advice, Dialogues, and Debates p. 179
- Satire, Parody, and Humor p. 187
- Conclusion: The Future of Akkadian Literature p. 193.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-234) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781575067292
- 1575067293
- OCLC:
- 1110686091
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