Legends of the Kings of Akkade : : The Texts / / Joan Goodnick Westenholz.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Penn State University Press Complete eBook-Package Pre-2014
• VerfasserIn: Westenholz, Joan Goodnick,
• Place / Publishing House: University Park, PA : : Penn State University Press, , [2021]; ©1997
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Language: English
• Series: Mesopotamian Civilizations
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (424 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Table of Contents --; Acknowledgments --; Note on Transliteration --; Concordance of Museum Numbers --; Concordance of Publication Numbers --; Abbreviations --; Chapter 1. Introduction --; Part A: Sargon --; Chapter 2. The Sargon "Autobiographies" --; Chapter 3. Sargon's Rise to Power: Sargon, Ur-Zababa, and Lugalzagesi --; Chapter 4. Res Gestae Sargonis --; Chapter 5. The Sargon Letters --; Part B: Naram-Sin --; Chapter 6. Naram-Sin and the Lord of Apišal --; Chapter 7. Erra and Naram-Sin --; Chapter 8. Elegy on the Death of Naram-Sin --; Chapter 9. The Great Revolt against Naram-Sin --; Chapter 10. "Naram-Sin and the Enemy Hordes": The "Cuthean Legend" of Naram-Sin --; Indexes --; Plates
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781575065038; 9783110745269
• DOI: 10.1515/9781575065038?locatt=mode:legacy
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Joan Goodnick Westenholz.

The most impressive legacy of the Dynasty of Akkade (ca. 2310-2160 B.C.E.) was the widespread, popular legends of its kings. Dr. Westenholz offers an annotated edition of all the known legends of the Akkadian kings, with transliteration, translation, and commentary. Of particular interest to biblical scholars is the inclusion of "The Birth Legend of Sargon," which is often compared to Moses in Exodus.