Riches Hidden in Secret Places : : Ancient Near Eastern Studies in Memory of Thorkild Jacobsen / / ed. by Tzvi Abusch.

Providing a scholar's salute to a teacher, colleague, and friend, the contributors of this new volume honor the memory of Thorkild Jacobsen with essays on Mesopotamian history, culture, literature, and religion. Contributors include: Tzvi Abusch, John Huehnergard, Bendt Alster, Jeremy Black, Mi...

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Place / Publishing House:University Park, PA : : Penn State University Press, , [2021]
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Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (362 p.)
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Other title:Frontmatter --
Contents --
Preface --
Bibliography of Thorkild Jacobsen --
Thorkild Jacobsen: An Appreciation --
Thorkild Jacobsen's Danish Academic Background --
The Socio-Religious Framework of the Babylonian Witchcraft Ceremony Maqlû : Some Observations on the Introductory Section of the Text, Part I --
ilu awilum : we-e i-la , "Gods : Men" versus "Man : God" Punning and the Reversal of Patterns in the Atrahasis Epic --
The Sumerians in Their Landscape --
The Forerunners of Marû and Hamtu in Old Babylonian --
Buddies in Babylonia: Gilgamesh, Enkidu, and Mesopotamian Homosexuality --
The Free Library Inanna Prism Reconsidered --
Wisdom, Nature and Piety in Some Biblical Psalms --
Redefining "Inchoate Marriage" in Old Babylonian Contexts --
A Model Court Case Concerning Inheritance --
The Lady of Girsu --
izuzzum and itulum --
A New Look at the "Oppression of Uruk" Episode in the Gilgame s Epic --
A Rare Exorcistic Fragment --
The Burden of Scribes --
In the Beginning --
Archaic City Seals and the Question of Early Babylonian Unity --
Sanctus Lugalbanda --
Der Kodex Urnamma (CU): Versuch einer Rekonstruktion
Summary:Providing a scholar's salute to a teacher, colleague, and friend, the contributors of this new volume honor the memory of Thorkild Jacobsen with essays on Mesopotamian history, culture, literature, and religion. Contributors include: Tzvi Abusch, John Huehnergard, Bendt Alster, Jeremy Black, Miguel Civil, Jerrold S. Cooper, M. J. Geller, Stephen A. Geller, Samuel Greengus, William W. Hallo, Wolfgang Heimpel, Jacob Klein, W. G. Lambert, Jack M. Sasson, Ake W. Sjoberg, Piotr Steinkeller, H. L. J. Vanstiphout, and Claus Wilcke.
Format:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
ISBN:9781575065335
9783110745269
DOI:10.1515/9781575065335?locatt=mode:legacy
Access:restricted access
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: ed. by Tzvi Abusch.