How To Do Things With Tears : : Ritual Lamenting in Ancient Mesopotamia / / Paul Delnero.
In contrast to other traditions, cultic laments in Mesopotamia were not performed in response to a tragic event, such as a death or a disaster, but instead as a preemptive ritual to avert possible catastrophes. Mesopotamian laments provide a unique insight into the relationship between humankind and...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Ebook Package English 2020 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2020] ©2020 |
Year of Publication: | 2020 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Studies in Ancient Near Eastern Records (SANER) ,
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (VIII, 668 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Chapter 1 Doing Things with Tears -- Chapter 2 Lamenting in the Early Second Millennium -- Chapter 3 Writing and the Performance of Sumerian Laments -- Chapter 4 Emotion and Sumerian Laments -- Chapter 5 Sound and Meaning in Sumerian Laments -- Chapter 6 Conclusion – the Cultural Function of Mesopotamian Lamenting -- Appendix 1 Edition of uru2-am3-ma-i-ra-bi (Kirugus 1–5) -- Appendix 2 Catalogue and List of Old Babylonian Sources for Sumerian Laments by Type -- Appendix 3 Lists of Phonetic Writings in Phonetically Written Lament Sources -- Bibliography -- Index |
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Summary: | In contrast to other traditions, cultic laments in Mesopotamia were not performed in response to a tragic event, such as a death or a disaster, but instead as a preemptive ritual to avert possible catastrophes. Mesopotamian laments provide a unique insight into the relationship between humankind and the gods, and their study sheds light on the nature of collective rituals within a crosscultural context. Cultic laments were performed in Mesopotamia for nearly 3000 years. This book provides a comprehensive overview of this important ritual practice in the early 2nd millennium BCE, the period during which Sumerian laments were first put in writing. It also includes a new translation and critical edition of Uruamairabi (‘That city, which has been plundered’), one of the most widely performed compositions of its genre. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9781501512650 9783110696288 9783110696271 9783110659061 9783110704716 9783110704518 9783110704778 9783110704570 |
ISSN: | 2161-4415 ; |
DOI: | 10.1515/9781501512650 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Paul Delnero. |