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The lamentation over the destruction of Ur /

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 l...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Samet, Nili (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Sumerian
Publicado: Winona Lake, Indiana : Eisenbrauns, 2014.
Colección:Mesopotamian civilizations ; 18.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Abbreviations""; ""Introduction""; ""1.1.â€?Sumerian Laments over Cities and Temples""; ""1.2.â€?Sumerian City Laments""; ""1.2.1.â€?Dating and Historical Background""; ""1.2.2.â€?The Cultic Setting of the City Laments""; ""1.2.3.â€?The City Laments as a Genre""; ""1.3.â€?The Lamentation over the Destruction of Ur""; ""1.3.1.â€?Content""; ""1.3.2.â€?Structure, Style, and Meaning""; ""Revised Edition of the Ur Lament""; ""2.1.â€?Previous Editions and Translations""; ""2.2.â€?The Present Edition""; ""2.3.â€?List of Manuscripts""
  • ""2.3.1.â€?Indexes of Previous Works""""2.4.â€?Descriptions of Manuscripts""; ""2.4.1.â€?Manuscripts from Nippur""; ""2.4.2.â€?Manuscripts from Ur""; ""2.4.3.â€?Manuscripts from KiÅ¡""; ""2.4.4.â€?A Manuscript from Sippar""; ""2.4.5.â€?Manuscripts of Unknown Provenance""; ""Transliteration and Translation""; ""Commentary""; ""Score""; ""Bibliography""; ""Plates""