The world's oldest literature : studies in Sumerian belles-lettres /
To propagate the invention of writing, the Sumerians established scribal schools which preserved and transmitted the accumulated wisdom of the past, usually in poetic form. The literature thus created has been studied by the author for half a century. This title assembles his conclusions that are im...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2010.
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Colección: | Culture and history of the ancient Near East ;
v. 35. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | To propagate the invention of writing, the Sumerians established scribal schools which preserved and transmitted the accumulated wisdom of the past, usually in poetic form. The literature thus created has been studied by the author for half a century. This title assembles his conclusions that are important for biblicists. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxxii, 766 pages) : illustrations |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
ISBN: | 9789047427278 9047427270 1282603280 9781282603288 9786612603280 6612603283 |