The class reunion : an annotated translation and commentary on the Sumerian dialogue, two scribes / / by J. Cale Johnson and Markham J. Geller

• Autore: Johnson J. Cale
• Pubblicazione: Leiden, Netherlands ; ; Boston, Massachusetts : , : Brill, , 2015; ©2015
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (376 p.)
• Disciplina: 899/.95
• Soggetto topico: Sumerian literature - History and criticism
• Persona (resp. second.): GellerMarkham J.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Preliminary Material -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Synthetic Text and Translation -- 3 Textual Criticism and Methodology -- 4 Manuscripts, Partitur and Commentary -- Bibliography -- Index of Akkadian Words -- Index of Sumerian Words -- Subject Index -- Plates.
• Sommario/riassunto: In The Class Reunion—An Annotated Translation and Commentary on the Sumerian Dialogue Two Scribes, J. Cale Johnson and Markham J. Geller present a critical edition, translation and commentary on the Sumerian scholastic dialogue otherwise known as Two Scribes, Streit zweier Schulabsolventen or Dialogue 1. The two protagonists, the Professor and the Bureaucrat, each ridicule their opponent in alternating speeches, while at the same time scoring points based on their detailed knowledge of Sumerian lexical and literary traditions. But they also represent the two social roles into which nearly all graduates of the Old Babylonian Tablet House typically gained entrance. So the dialogue also reflects on larger themes such as professional identity and the nature of scholastic activity in Mesopotamia in the Old Babylonian period (ca. 1800–1600 BCE).
• Titolo autorizzato: The class reunion
• ISBN: 90-04-30210-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910797493103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Cuneiform monographs ; ; Volume 47.