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Author:   Christopher Metcalf (Junior Research Fellow in Lesser Known Languages and Scripts of the Ancient World, Wolfson College, University of Oxford)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 21.90cm
Weight:   0.490kg
ISBN:  

9780198723363

ISBN 10:   0198723369
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   21 May 2015
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements ; Abbreviations ; Conventions ; Introduction ; 1. Sumerian Hymns of the Old Babylonian Period ; 2. Akkadian Hymns of the Old Babylonian Period ; 3. The Hittite Evidence in the Light of the Old Babylonian Sources ; 4. Introductory Remarks on the Early Greek and Mesopotamian Sources ; 5. Hymnic Openings ; 6. A Case of Negative Predication ; 7. Variations on the Names of the Goddess ; 8. Sumerian and Hittite Notes on Iliad 1.62-4 ; Conclusion ; Catalogue A: Old Babylonian Hymns ; Catalogue B: Old Babylonian Akkadian Hymns ; Catalogue C: Hittite Hymns ; Catalogue D: Greek Hymns and Authors ; References

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The Gods Rich in Praise sets a new standard for work on the relationship between Greek and Near Eastern literature, and will be a standard reference point for anyone who wants to do serious work in this area in future. --Ian Rutherford, Mnemosyne

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Christopher Metcalf is the Junior Research Fellow in Lesser Known Languages and Scripts of the Ancient World at Wolfson College, University of Oxford.

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