The Lamentation over the Destruction of Ur

The Lamentation over the Destruction of Ur
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Publisher : Penn State Press
Total Pages : 299
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ISBN-10 : 9781575068831
ISBN-13 : 1575068834
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Book Synopsis The Lamentation over the Destruction of Ur by : Nili Samet

Download or read book The Lamentation over the Destruction of Ur written by Nili Samet and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2014-03-31 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The goal of this book is to present a revised edition of the Sumerian Lamentation over the Destruction of Ur, a lament bewailing the fall of the glorious Ur III kingdom in 2004 B.C.E. Lamentation is a well-known genre in world literature. Laments of various types are part of the cultural legacy and literary corpus of many societies, from ancient to modern times, and Sumerian literature is no exception. However, Mesopotamian lamentation literature includes a significant body of laments belonging to a unique and almost unparalleled genre—the genre of lamentations over the destruction of cities and temples. This genre has no known ancient parallel outside the ancient Near East; more specifically, it is almost exclusively attested in Sumerian and biblical literature. The Lamentation over the Destruction of Ur is the most famous and important exemplar of the city-laments. In this updated and revised publication of the Lamentation over the Destruction of Ur, Samet provides an introductory discussion of Sumerian city-laments in general; a full presentation of the text of the Ur Lament, including transliteration, translation, and an extensive philological commentary; and an accounting of the extant textual witness in score format. Plates with color photos of many texts are included.

The Lamentation Over the Destruction of Sumer and Ur

The Lamentation Over the Destruction of Sumer and Ur
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Total Pages : 272
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015013945582
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Book Synopsis The Lamentation Over the Destruction of Sumer and Ur by : Piotr Michalowski

Download or read book The Lamentation Over the Destruction of Sumer and Ur written by Piotr Michalowski and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work presents for the first time in its entirety the long Sumerian poem describing the destruction and suffering in Babylonia during the final days of the Third Dynasty of Ur. The text is both an important work of native historiography and a moving literary composition. The author's introduction places the work within the Sumerian literary tradition, and evaluates it as a historical source. Indexes and copies of unpublished texts are included.

Weapons of Words: Intertextual Competition in Babylonian Poetry

Weapons of Words: Intertextual Competition in Babylonian Poetry
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Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 290
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ISBN-10 : 9789004412972
ISBN-13 : 9004412972
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Book Synopsis Weapons of Words: Intertextual Competition in Babylonian Poetry by : Selena Wisnom

Download or read book Weapons of Words: Intertextual Competition in Babylonian Poetry written by Selena Wisnom and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2019-11-04 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Weapons of Words: Intertextual Competition in Babylonian Poetry Selena Wisnom offers an in-depth literary study of three poems central to Babylonian culture: Anzû, Enūma eliš, and Erra and Išum. Fundamentally interconnected, each poem strives to out-do its predecessors and competes to establish its protagonist, its ideals, and its poetics as superior to those that came before them. The first of its kind in Assyriology, Weapons of Words explores the rich nuances of these poems by unravelling complex networks of allusion. Through a sophisticated analysis of literary techniques, Selena Wisnom traces developments in the Akkadian poetic tradition and demonstrates that intertextual readings are essential for a deeper understanding of Mesopotamian literature.

The Oxford Handbook of the Elegy

The Oxford Handbook of the Elegy
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Publisher : OUP Oxford
Total Pages : 736
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ISBN-10 : 9780199228133
ISBN-13 : 0199228132
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Book Synopsis The Oxford Handbook of the Elegy by : Karen Weisman

Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of the Elegy written by Karen Weisman and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2010-04-15 with total page 736 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The single most comprehensive study of elegy, this Handbook offers groundbreaking scholarship, historical breadth, and responds to recent exciting developments in elegy studies: the explosion in interest in elegies about AIDS, cancer, and war; the reconsideration of the role of women; and elegy's relation to ethics, philosophy, and theory.

Sumerian Liturgies and Psalms

Sumerian Liturgies and Psalms
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Total Pages : 212
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ISBN-10 : PRNC:32101073671271
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Book Synopsis Sumerian Liturgies and Psalms by : Stephen Langdon

Download or read book Sumerian Liturgies and Psalms written by Stephen Langdon and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Fall of Cities in the Mediterranean

The Fall of Cities in the Mediterranean
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 297
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ISBN-10 : 9781107031968
ISBN-13 : 1107031966
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Book Synopsis The Fall of Cities in the Mediterranean by : Mary R. Bachvarova

Download or read book The Fall of Cities in the Mediterranean written by Mary R. Bachvarova and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2016-02-15 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores some of the most prominent literary responses to the collective trauma of a fallen city.

The Sumerians

The Sumerians
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Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Total Pages : 386
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ISBN-10 : 9780226452326
ISBN-13 : 0226452328
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Book Synopsis The Sumerians by : Samuel Noah Kramer

Download or read book The Sumerians written by Samuel Noah Kramer and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2010-09-17 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A readable and up-to-date introduction to a most fascinating culture” from a world-renowned Sumerian scholar (American Journal of Archaeology). The Sumerians, the pragmatic and gifted people who preceded the Semites in the land first known as Sumer and later as Babylonia, created what was probably the first high civilization in the history of man, spanning the fifth to the second millenniums B.C. This book is an unparalleled compendium of what is known about them. Professor Kramer communicates his enthusiasm for his subject as he outlines the history of the Sumerian civilization and describes their cities, religion, literature, education, scientific achievements, social structure, and psychology. Finally, he considers the legacy of Sumer to the ancient and modern world. “An uncontested authority on the civilization of Sumer, Professor Kramer writes with grace and urbanity.” —Library Journal