Epics of Sumerian Kings presents for the first time both the authoritative Sumerian text and an elegant English translation of four epics which are major works in the Sumerian literary canon and the earliest epics known in any language. The epics revolve around the conflict between the cities of Uruk (biblical Erech) in ancient Iraq and Aratta in neighboring Iran. The introduction discusses the intellectual and cultural context of the epics, their poetics and meaning, and the significance of the cycle as a whole. The volume will interest scholars and students of Assyriology and of the ancient Near East, biblical scholars, and general readers, and will be an invaluable resource for courses on ancient Near Eastern literature or history.
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Herman Vanstiphout is Associate Professor in the Department of Languages and Cultures of the Middle East at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands.
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This book is a great resource for these texts. It includes transliterations for all of them, which is extremely helpful. The translation is pretty accessible to readers unfamiliar with the Sumerian language, although there are some nuances that are missed (as often happens in translation). Still worth the price.
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With about 280 lines, this tale is the shortest of the cycle. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Holy Inana, Holy Lugalbanda, Wise Woman Sagburu, The Return of Lugalbanda, Ezagina of Aratta, Milky Way, Old Babylonian New!
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With about 280 lines, this tale is the shortest of the cycle. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Holy Inana, Holy Lugalbanda, Wise Woman Sagburu, The Return of Lugalbanda, Ezagina of Aratta, Milky Way, Old Babylonian New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Surprise Me!
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- Riches Hidden in Secret Places: Ancient Near Eastern Studies in Memory of Thorkild Jacobsen by I. Tzvi Abusch in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Sumerian King List (Assyriological Studies) by Thorkild Jacobsen in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Some Versions of Pastoral (New Directions Paperbook) by William Empson in Back Matter
- The Curse of Agade (The Johns Hopkins Near Eastern Studies) by Professor Jerrold S. Cooper on page 164
- Civilizations of the Ancient Near East/4 Volumes Bound in 2 Books (v. 1 & 2) by Jack M. Sasson in Front Matter
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- A History of the Ancient Near East ca. 3000 - 323 BC (Blackwell History of the Ancient World) by Marc Van De Mieroop in Back Matter
- The First Writing: Script Invention as History and Process by Stephen D. Houston in Back Matter
- Mesopotamian Chronicles (Writings from the Ancient World) (Writings from the Ancient World) by Jean-Jacques Glassner in Back Matter
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