Religion, Literature, and Scholarship: The Sumerian Composition Nanše and the Birds : : With a Catalogue of Sumerian Bird Names / / Niek Veldhuis.
This book uses insights from religious studies, literary theory, and the history of science for understanding the Sumerian composition Nanše and the Birds in the context of the Old Babylonian scribal school. The discussions of Babylonian religion, literature, and scholarship focus on the usefulness...
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| Superior document: | Cuneiform Monographs ; 22 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden; , Boston : : BRILL,, 2004. |
| Year of Publication: | 2004 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Cuneiform Monographs ;
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (420 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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| Other title: | With a Catalogue of Sumerian Bird Names |
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| Summary: | This book uses insights from religious studies, literary theory, and the history of science for understanding the Sumerian composition Nanše and the Birds in the context of the Old Babylonian scribal school. The discussions of Babylonian religion, literature, and scholarship focus on the usefulness and relevance of these modern concepts for categorizing the ancient text. The volume presents the first critical edition of Nanše and the Birds , as well as editions of the hymn Nanše B and all third millennium and Old Babylonian lexical lists of birds. It includes 37 plates with photographs and line drawings, including many previously unpublished tablets. The final chapter discusses the identity and orthography of all Sumerian bird names in literary, administrative and lexical texts. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1280859652 9786610859658 1429427825 9047405773 1433707411 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Niek Veldhuis. |