Series | Antiquity Studies
Volume 42 | Monograph | The Akkadian Great Hymns and Prayers
The Akkadian Great Hymns and Prayers
A Critical Edition of the Nabû and Ištar Prayers and a Study of the Corpus
open access | peer reviewed- Geraldina Rozzi - Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Deutschland - email
Abstract
The Great Hymns and Prayers are a group of Akkadian literary compositions renowned for their sophisticated style and language. This book presents updated critical editions of the Great Prayer to Nabû and the Great Prayer to Ištar, incorporating new interpretations and newly discovered fragments for more accurate reconstructions. In addition to philological analysis, the book explores intertextual relationships with other literary and non-literary texts and provides an in-depth study of the poetics of the corpus.
Keywords Poetry • Mesopotamia • Religion • Literature • Hymns • Intertextuality • Wisdom • Language • Sumerian • Akkadian • Rhetoric • Prayers
Permalink http://doi.org/10.30687/978-88-6969-752-4 | e-ISBN 978-88-6969-752-4 | ISBN (PRINT) 978-88-6969-753-1 | Number of pages 340 | Dimensions 16x23cm | Published Dec. 18, 2024 | Accepted Jan. 15, 2024 | Submitted Aug. 1, 2023 | Language en
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