02678nam 2200649 a 450 991081492550332120200520144314.01-383-04048-60-19-155572-X1-282-26855-497866122685571-4237-5712-210.1093/oso/9780199263110.001.0001(CKB)1000000000460493(EBL)453551(OCoLC)609843649(SSID)ssj0000193170(PQKBManifestationID)11156915(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000193170(PQKBWorkID)10218459(PQKB)11412758(Au-PeEL)EBL453551(CaPaEBR)ebr10317681(OCoLC)1406785725(StDuBDS)9781383040487(MiAaPQ)EBC453551(EXLCZ)99100000000046049320050307d2004 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe literature of ancient Sumer /translated and introduced by Jeremy Black ... [et al.]1st ed.Oxford ;New York Oxford University Press20041 online resource (437 pages)Oxford scholarship onlineFormerly CIP.UkPreviously issued in print: 2004.0-19-929633-2 0-19-926311-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; List of illustrations; How to use this book; Chronological table; INTRODUCTION; A. HEROES AND KINGS; B. INANA AND DUMUZID; C. ENLIL AND NINLIL; D. THE MOON-GOD NANNA-SUEN; E. THE WARRIOR GODS NERGAL, NUMUŠDA, AND NINURTA; F. LOVE AND SEX; G. THE NATURAL ORDER; H. THE HYMNIC GENRES; I. SCRIBES AND LEARNING; J. THE DECAD, A SCRIBAL CURRICULUM; Other thematic groupings; Index of compositions by ETCSL catalogue number; Glossary of Sumerian namesSumerian is the oldest written language of ancient Iraq, first written down some 5,000 years ago. Its literature, encompassing narrative myths, lyrical hymns, proverbs and love poetry, provides a stimulating insight into the world's first urban civilization. This is a comprehensive collection.Oxford scholarship online.Sumerian literatureTranslations into EnglishSumerian literature899/.9508Black Jeremy A144601MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910814925503321The literature of ancient Sumer4198131UNINA