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Religion, literature, and scholarship : the Sumerian composition Nanše and the birds, with a catalogue of Sumerian bird names /

This book uses insights from religious studies, literary theory, and the history of science for understanding the Sumerian composition "Nane and the Birds in the context of the Old Babylonian scribal school. The discussions of Babylonian religion, literature, and scholarship focus on the useful...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Veldhuis, Niek
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden ; Boston : Brill/Styx, 2004.
Colección:Cuneiform monographs ; 22.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:This book uses insights from religious studies, literary theory, and the history of science for understanding the Sumerian composition "Nane and the Birds in the context of the Old Babylonian scribal school. The discussions of Babylonian religion, literature, and scholarship focus on the usefulness and relevance of these modern concepts for categorizing the ancient text. The volume presents the first critical edition of "Nane and the Birds, as well as editions of the hymn Nane B and all third millennium and Old Babylonian lexical lists of birds. It includes 37 plates with photographs and line drawings, including many previously unpublished tablets. The final chapter discusses the identity and orthography of all Sumerian bird names in literary, administrative and lexical texts.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xii, 405 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-330) and indexes.
ISBN:9781429427821
1429427825
9789004139503
9004139508
9781433707414
1433707411
1280859652
9781280859656
9786610859658
6610859655
9047405773
9789047405771
ISSN:0929-0052 ;
Acceso:University staff and students only. Requires University Computer Account login on and off-campus.