Antiquity Studies

Series | Antiquity Studies
Monograph | The Akkadian Great Hymns and Prayers
Chapter | 7 • Appendix

7 • Appendix

Abstract

This appendix presents a preliminary study on the poetics of two Akkadian wisdom compositions, Ludlul bēl nēmeqi and the Babylonian Theodicy, which exhibit linguistic, stylistic, and thematic parallels with the Great Hymns and Prayers.


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Submitted: Aug. 1, 2023 | Accepted: Jan. 15, 2024 | Published Dec. 18, 2024 | Language: en


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