The world's oldest literature: studies in Sumerian belles-lettres
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Main Author: Hallo, William W. 1928-2015 (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Leiden Brill 2010
Series:Culture and history of the ancient Near East v. 35
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Item Description:Collection of essays published elsewhere previously between 1962 and 2006
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
pt. 1. Programmatics -- pt. 2. Catalogues and other scholia -- pt. 3. Royal and divine hymns -- pt. 4. Letter-prayers -- pt. 5. Royal correspondence -- pt. 6. Historiography -- pt. 7. Myths and epics -- pt. 8. Proverbs -- pt. 9. Incantations -- pt. 10. Sumerian literature and the Bible
To propagate the invention of writing, the Sumerians established scribal schools which preserved and transmitted the accumulated wisdom of the past, usually in poetic form. The literature thus created has been studied by the author for half a century. This title assembles his conclusions that are important for biblicists
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xxxii, 766 pages)
ISBN:9004173811
9047427270
9789004173811
9789047427278

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