02587nam 2200637Ia 450 991078093670332120230421050442.01-282-45268-197866124526800-567-27015-7(CKB)2550000000002798(EBL)472750(OCoLC)574146211(SSID)ssj0000342150(PQKBManifestationID)12126632(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000342150(PQKBWorkID)10284996(PQKB)10770448(MiAaPQ)EBC472750(Au-PeEL)EBL472750(CaPaEBR)ebr10362042(CaONFJC)MIL245268(OCoLC)893334688(EXLCZ)99255000000000279820000427d1998 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrReading Sumerian poetry[electronic resource] /Jeremy BlackLondon Athlone19981 online resource (218 p.)Athlone publications in Egyptology and ancient Near Eastern studiesDescription based upon print version of record.0-485-93003-X Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Preface; Glossary of ancient Mesopotamian proper names; PART ONE; PART TWO; Translation of Lugalbanda in the mountain cave; List of Sumerian literary compositions cited; Bibliography; IndexAn analysis of the oldest form of poetry. Sumer, in the southern part of Iraq, created the first literary culture in history, as early as 2500BC. The account is structured around a complete English translation of the fragmentary Lugalbanda poems, narrating the adventures of the eponymous hero. The study reveals a work of a rich and sophisticated poetic imagination and technique, which, far from being in any sense 'primitive', are so complex as to resist much modern literary analysis.Athlone publications in Egyptology and ancient Near Eastern studies.Sumerian poetryTranslations into EnglishSumerian poetryHistory and criticismSumerian poetrySumerian poetryHistory and criticism.899899.951899.951009899/.951009Black Jeremy A144601MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910780936703321Reading Sumerian poetry3861250UNINA