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The Harps that Once
Author | : Thorkild Jacobsen |
Publsiher | : Yale University Press |
Total Pages | : 526 |
Release | : 1987-01-01 |
Genre | : Poetry |
ISBN | : 0300072783 |
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Sumerian, the oldest language known, is represented by hundreds of thousands of clay tablets inscribed in the cuneiform writing system. Most of the tablets are devoted to mundane matters- ration lists, annual accounts, deeds, contracts- but a substantial number contain examples of perhaps the earliest poetry extant. In this volume, the eminent Assyriologist Thorkild Jacobsen presents translations of some of these ancient poems, including a number of compositions that have never before been published in translation. "What a wonderful bouquet; a gift to us all from a master Sumeriologist, a singer of human achievement, and a lover of words. Jacobsen needs no introduction and this work is special, and should be found in the home of all human and literate persons. It gives access to the mind of ancient Mesopotamia in a manner rarely duplicated heretofore ... Jacobsen has chosen widely from Sumer's rich literature- myth, epics, hymns, boasts, epithalamia, love songs, lamentations, fables- nad has presented us with perspective renderings". Jack M. Sasson, Religious Studies Review.
Epics of Sumerian Kings
Author | : H. L. Herman L. J. Vanstiphout |
Publsiher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 190 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 9789004130692 |
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This volume presents for the first time both the authoritative Sumerian text and an elegant English translation of four Sumerian epics, the earliest known in any language. The introduction discusses the intellectual and cultural context as well as the poetics and meaning of this epic cycle.
Storytelling
Author | : Josepha Sherman |
Publsiher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 910 |
Release | : 2015-03-26 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781317459385 |
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Storytelling is an ancient practice known in all civilizations throughout history. Characters, tales, techniques, oral traditions, motifs, and tale types transcend individual cultures - elements and names change, but the stories are remarkably similar with each rendition, highlighting the values and concerns of the host culture. Examining the stories and the oral traditions associated with different cultures offers a unique view of practices and traditions."Storytelling: An Encyclopedia of Mythology and Folklore" brings past and present cultures of the world to life through their stories, oral traditions, and performance styles. It combines folklore and mythology, traditional arts, history, literature, and festivals to present an overview of world cultures through their liveliest and most fascinating mode of expression. This appealing resource includes specific storytelling techniques as well as retellings of stories from various cultures and traditions.
Reading Sumerian Poetry
Author | : Jeremy Black |
Publsiher | : A&C Black |
Total Pages | : 218 |
Release | : 2000-12-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780567270153 |
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An analysis of the oldest form of poetry. Sumer, in the southern part of Iraq, created the first literary culture in history, as early as 2500BC. The account is structured around a complete English translation of the fragmentary Lugalbanda poems, narrating the adventures of the eponymous hero. The study reveals a work of a rich and sophisticated poetic imagination and technique, which, far from being in any sense 'primitive', are so complex as to resist much modern literary analysis.
Noah s Ark and the Genesis 10 Patriarchs
Author | : Ross Marshall |
Publsiher | : Lulu.com |
Total Pages | : 338 |
Release | : 2024 |
Genre | : Electronic Book |
ISBN | : 9781387711871 |
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Reading Sumerian Poetry
Author | : Jeremy A. Black |
Publsiher | : Cornell University Press |
Total Pages | : 232 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 0801435986 |
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An authority on ancient Mesopotamian culture, Jeremy Black here provides an introduction to the world's oldest poetry. Sumer, in southern Iraq, was the first literate civilization, with writing dating back as far as 3100 B.C. Its extensive poetic literature was lost for nearly two millennia; rediscovery and decipherment of the ancient writings began in the nineteenth century. Black is fully aware of the difficulties of applying modern literary methods to the study of ancient literature, emphasizing theoretical problems that arise from contemporary expectations of a unitary text. Looking closely at the imagery in the Lugalbanda poems, Black perceives in them a rich and sophisticated poetic imagination and technique, which, far from being in any sense "primitive," are so complex as to resist modern literary analysis.
A Dictionary of Ancient Near Eastern Mythology
Author | : Dr Gwendolyn Leick |
Publsiher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 241 |
Release | : 2002-09-11 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9781134641031 |
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The Dictionary of Ancient Near Eastern Mythology covers sources from Mesopotamia, Syro-Palestine and Anatolia, from around 2800 to 300 BC. It contains entries on gods and goddesses, giving evidence of their worship in temples, describing their 'character', as documented by the texts, and defining their roles within the body of mythological narratives; synoptic entries on myths, giving the place of origin of main texts and a brief history of their transmission through the ages; and entries explaining the use of specialist terminology, for such things as categories of Sumerian texts or types of mythological figures.
Lugalbanda
Author | : Kathy Henderson |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Children's stories |
ISBN | : 1406305340 |
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From the land we now call Iraq, comes the story of a young prince's extraordinary adventures. On his way to war with his older brothers, Lugalbanda meets the goddess Inana and the magical Anzu bird, who gives him the power to be strong, tireless and to run like lightning. He uses these to resolve war and become a great ruler.