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Format: | Hardcover |
Publisher: | Eisenbrauns | Publication Year: | 2004 |
Publication Date: | 1996-06-30 | Language: | English |
Pages: | 454 | Author: | Lambert, W G |
ISBN: |
9780931464942 |
EAN: |
9780931464942 |
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This classic work has served students of Akkadian literature as a useful sourcebook and as a model publication for the study of a specific corpus of cuneiform literature. These timeless proverbs, instructive precepts, and ancient fables demonstrate a rich heritage in the Mesopotamian development of this genre. Lambert's focused collection also provides scholars with a unique comparative reference for those studying biblical wisdom literature. An Eisenbrauns classic reprint. | |
Product Identifiers | |
Publisher | Pennsylvania STATE University Press |
ISBN-10 | 0931464943 |
ISBN-13 | 9780931464942 |
eBay Product ID (ePID) | 798504 |
Product Key Features | |
Format | Hardcover |
Publication Year | 1996 |
Language | English |
Dimensions | |
Weight | 59.3 Oz |
Width | 8.5in. |
Height | 1.5in. |
Length | 11in. |
Additional Product Features | |
Dewey Edition | 21 |
Table of Content | GENERAL BIBLIOGRAPHY ABBREVIATIONS AND REFERENCES CITATIONS FROM AKKADIAN TEXTS TIME CHART 1. INTRODUCTION ESSAY: The Development of Thought and Literature in Ancient Mesopotamia 2. THE POEM OF THE RIGHTEOUS SUFFERER-Ludlul bel nemeqi Introduction Literature Text and Translation 3. THE BABYLONIAN THEODICY Introduction Literature Text and Translation A Fragment of a Similar Work 4. PRECEPTS AND ADMONITIONS (i) Instructions of Suruppak (ii) Counsels of Wisdom (iii) Counsels of a Pessimist (iv) Advice to a Prince (v) Varia all with Introduction Literature Text and Translation 5. PRECEPTIVE HYMNS (i) A Bilingual Hymn to Ninurta (ii) The Samas Hymn each with Introduction Literature Text and Translation 6. THE DIALOGUE OF PESSIMISM Introduction Literature Text and Translation 7. FABLES OR CONTEST LITERATURE (i) The Tamarisk and the Palm (ii) The Fable of the Willow (iii) Nisaba and Wheat (iv) The Ox and the Horse (v) The Fable of the Fox (vi) The Fable of the Riding-donkey (vii) Varia all with Introduction Literature Text and Translation 8. POPULAR SAYINGS Introduction Literature Text and Translation 9. PROVERBS (i) Bilingual Proverbs (ii) Babylonian Proverbs Texts and Translations interspersed with Introductions, Literature, and Comments CRITICAL AND PHILOLOGICAL NOTES ON CHAPTERS 2-8 ADDENDA INDEX OF PUBLISHED TEXTS INDEX OF WORDS DISCUSSED LIST OF CUNEIFORM TABLETS CUNEIFORM TEXTS |
Illustrated | Yes |
Dewey Decimal | 892.1 |
Target Audience | Scholarly & Professional |
Author | Wilfred G. Lambert |
Volume Number | Vol. |
Edition Description | Reprint |
Lc Classification Number | Pj3941.L26 1996 |
Lccn | 96-034017 |
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