This book initiates the reader into the study of Akkadian
literature from ancient Babylonia and Assyria. With this one
relatively short volume, the novice reader will develop the
literary competence necessary to read and interpret Akkadian texts
in translation and will gain a broad familiarity with the major
genres and compositions in the language. The first part of the book
presents introductory discussions of major critical issues,
organized under four key rubrics: tablets, scribes, compositions,
and audiences. Here, the reader will find descriptions of the
tablets used as writing material; the training scribes received and
the institutional contexts in which they worked; the general
characteristics of Akkadian compositions, with an emphasis on
poetic and literary features; and the various audiences or users of
Akkadian texts. The second part surveys the corpus of Akkadian
literature defined inclusively, canvasing a wide spectrum of
compositions. Legal codes, historical inscriptions, divinatory
compendia, and religious texts have a place in the survey alongside
narrative poems, such as the Epic of Gilgamesh, Enuma elish, and
Babylonian Theodicy. Extensive footnotes and a generous
bibliography guide readers who wish to continue their study.
Essential for students of Assyriology, An Introduction to Akkadian
Literature will also prove useful to biblical scholars,
classicists, Egyptologists, ancient historians, and literary
comparativists.
General
| Imprint: |
Eisenbrauns
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
October 2019 |
| First published: |
2019 |
| Authors: |
Alan Lenzi
|
| Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 18mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
264 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-57506-729-2 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
1-57506-729-3 |
| Barcode: |
9781575067292 |
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