The Akkadian Great Hymns and Prayers. A Critical Edition of the Nabû and Ištar Prayers and a Study of the Corpus

The Akkadian Great Hymns and Prayers. A Critical Edition of the Nabû and Ištar Prayers and a Study of the Corpus

Descrizione

The "Great Hymns and Prayers" are a group of Akkadian literary compositions renowned for their sophisticated style and language.
This book presents updated critical editions of the "Great Prayer to Nabû" and the "Great Prayer to Ištar", incorporating new interpretations and newly discovered fragments for more accurate reconstructions.
In addition to philological analysis, the book explores intertextual relationships with other literary and non-literary texts and provides an in-depth study of the poetics of the corpus.

Collana: Antichistica 42
Sottocollana: Studi orientali 15

Persone

Rozzi, Geraldina (Autore)

Editore:

Edizioni Ca' Foscari Venezia - Venice University Press

Data:

2024

Formato

application/pdf (4.09 MB)

Soggetto

• Akkadian • Poetry • Sumerian • Wisdom • Prayers • Religion • Literature • Language • Hymns • Rhetoric • Mesopotamia • Intertextuality

Lingua:

Inglese

Fonti

• Rozzi, Geraldina, The Akkadian Great Hymns and Prayers. Venezia, Edizioni Ca' Foscari Venezia - Venice University Press, 2024-12-18, 368 p.

Diritti:

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