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OverviewThe first in a series of volumes publishing the Sumerian literary texts in the Schøyen Collection, this book makes available, for the first time, editions of seventeen cuneiform tablets, dating to ca. 2000 BCE and containing works of Sumerian religious poetry. Edited, translated, and annotated by Christopher Metcalf, these poems shed light on the interaction between cult, scholarship, and scribal culture in Mesopotamia in the early second millennium BCE. The present volume contains fourteen songs composed in praise of the various gods of the Mesopotamian pantheon; it is believed that these songs were typically performed in temple cults. Among them are a song in praise of Sud, goddess of the ancient Mesopotamian city Shuruppak; a song describing the statue of the protective goddess Lamma-saga in the “Sacred City” temple complex at Girsu; and a previously unknown hymn dedicated to the creator god Enki. Each text is provided in transliteration and translation and accompanied by hand-copies and images of the tablets themselves. Expertly contextualizing each song in Babylonian religious and literary history, this thoroughly competent editio princeps will prove a valuable tool for scholars interested in the literary and religious traditions of ancient Mesopotamia. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Christopher MetcalfPublisher: Pennsylvania State University Press Imprint: Eisenbrauns Volume: 38 Dimensions: Width: 21.60cm , Height: 0.60cm , Length: 27.90cm Weight: 0.794kg ISBN: 9781575067308ISBN 10: 1575067307 Pages: 168 Publication Date: 01 July 2019 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationChristopher Metcalf is Associate Professor and Tutorial Fellow in Classical Languages and Literature and Associate Researcher in the Center for Ancient Languages at Queen’s College, Oxford. He is the author of The Gods Rich in Praise: Early Greek and Mesopotamian Religious Poetry. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |