Education in early 2nd millennium BC Babylonia : the Sumerian epistolary miscellany / / by Alexandra Kleinerman.
This book examines a collection of twenty-two literary letters and related compositions – the Sumerian Epistolary Miscellany (SEpM) – studied as part of the Old Babylonian Sumerian scribal curriculum, in an attempt to better understand the education system at this time. The author includes discussio...
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| Superior document: | Cuneiform monographs, v. 42 |
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| Year of Publication: | 2011 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Cuneiform monographs ;
42. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (392 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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| Summary: | This book examines a collection of twenty-two literary letters and related compositions – the Sumerian Epistolary Miscellany (SEpM) – studied as part of the Old Babylonian Sumerian scribal curriculum, in an attempt to better understand the education system at this time. The author includes discussion of the nature of the letters as scribal inventions, the pedagogical function of literary letters and compilation tablets, as well as the creation, implementation and consistency of the advanced Sumerian scribal curriculum. The volume also contains critical editions of SEpM as well as ancillary Sumerian letters studied in the Nippur schools, the majority of which were previously unpublished. |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1283270757 9786613270757 9004214232 |
| ISSN: | 0929-0052 ; |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | by Alexandra Kleinerman. |