Gilgamesh, Enkidu, and the Netherworld and the Sumerian Gilgamesh Cycle
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2014
Walter De Gruyter Inc
978-1-61451-546-3 (ISBN)
Walter De Gruyter Inc
978-1-61451-546-3 (ISBN)
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Providing a new perspective on the Sumerian Gilgamesh stories, the author argues that a Sumerian Gilgamesh Cycle was developed as early as Ur III, and that Gilgamesh, Enkidu, and the Netherworld was the first, not the last story of this cycle.
Providing a new perspective on the Sumerian Gilgamesh stories, Alhena Gadotti argues that a Sumerian Gilgamesh Cycle was developed as early as Ur III, and that Gilgamesh, Enkidu, and the Netherworld was the first, not the last story of this cycle. Prompted by several texts that have come to light since Aaron Shaffer's 1963 publication of the text, this book offers a new edition and a re-examination of the composition.
Providing a new perspective on the Sumerian Gilgamesh stories, Alhena Gadotti argues that a Sumerian Gilgamesh Cycle was developed as early as Ur III, and that Gilgamesh, Enkidu, and the Netherworld was the first, not the last story of this cycle. Prompted by several texts that have come to light since Aaron Shaffer's 1963 publication of the text, this book offers a new edition and a re-examination of the composition.
Alhena Gadotti, Towson University, Towson, MD, USA.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 8.8.2014 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Untersuchungen zur Assyriologie und vorderasiatischen Archäologie ; 10 |
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 210 x 280 mm |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Archäologie |
| Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Vor- und Frühgeschichte | |
| Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Altertum / Antike | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft | |
| Schlagworte | Gilgamesh; Sumerian literature; Mesopotamian literature; Ancient Near Eastern epic |
| ISBN-10 | 1-61451-546-8 / 1614515468 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-61451-546-3 / 9781614515463 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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