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An anthology of ancient Mesopotamian texts : when the gods were human /
Learn about the ancient civilizations of Iraq and Syria, through the stories they told. This book gathers the best stories of ancient Near Eastern literature surrounding the Mesopotamian gods, men, and kings. It takes the reader on a journey back to the birth of literature in Mesopotamia-which at th...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Barnsley, South Yorkshire :
Pen and Sword,
2016.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preface
- When the Gods were Human: The Ancient Near Eastern Tale of the Deluge
- The Tooth Worm
- Letter of Request to a God
- Lullaby
- The Master and his Servant
- The Revenge of the Poor Man of Nippur
- The Tale of Etana
- Invitation to the Dead for a Feast: Ishtar's Descent to the World of the Dead and Dumuzi's Return to the World of the Living
- The Ishtar Hymn of Ammiditana
- Enheduana Sings Against the Imminent Destruction. A Sumerian Song for a Dangerous Ritual by the Earliest Female Author of World Literature
- King Utuhengal Expels the Gutians
- Gilgamesh and Akka
- Birth and Rise of King Sargon
- A Dialogue About the Indifference of the Gods: the Babylonian Theodicy
- From the Life of a Student
- Bibliography
- Glossary
- The authors.