The class reunion : an annotated translation and commentary on the Sumerian dialogue, two scribes / by J. Cale Johnson and Markham J. Geller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Johnson, J. Cale, author.

Geller, Markham J., author.

Series:

Cuneiform monographs ; Volume 47.

Cuneiform Monographs, 0929-0052 ; Volume 47

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sumerian literature--History and criticism.

Sumerian literature.

Dialogue between two scribes.

Dialogue between two scribes--Criticism, Textual.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (376 p.)

Place of Publication:

Leiden, Netherlands ; Boston, Massachusetts : Brill, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In The Class Reunion—An Annotated Translation and Commentary on the Sumerian Dialogue Two Scribes, J. Cale Johnson and Markham J. Geller present a critical edition, translation and commentary on the Sumerian scholastic dialogue otherwise known as Two Scribes, Streit zweier Schulabsolventen or Dialogue 1. The two protagonists, the Professor and the Bureaucrat, each ridicule their opponent in alternating speeches, while at the same time scoring points based on their detailed knowledge of Sumerian lexical and literary traditions. But they also represent the two social roles into which nearly all graduates of the Old Babylonian Tablet House typically gained entrance. So the dialogue also reflects on larger themes such as professional identity and the nature of scholastic activity in Mesopotamia in the Old Babylonian period (ca. 1800–1600 BCE).

Contents:

Preliminary Material

1 Introduction

2 Synthetic Text and Translation

3 Textual Criticism and Methodology

4 Manuscripts, Partitur and Commentary

Bibliography

Index of Akkadian Words

Index of Sumerian Words

Subject Index

Plates.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

90-04-30210-7

OCLC:

913647218

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004302105 DOI