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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Table of Contents:
- Preface; I. Introduction; II. Religion; III. Literature; IV. Knowledge and Scholarship; V. Conclusions; VI. Nanše and the Birds: Edition; VII. Edition of Nanše B; VIII. Early Dynastic and Old Babylonian Lists of Fish and Birds; IX. Sumerian Bird Names; Bibliography; List of color illustrations; Plates; Index of SumerianWords