Antiquity Studies

Series | Antiquity Studies
Monograph | The Akkadian Great Hymns and Prayers
Chapter | 2 • The Great Prayer to Nabû

2 • The Great Prayer to Nabû

Abstract

The critical edition of the Great Prayer to Nabû is the subject of this chapter. The text, with its difficult and often obscure vocabulary, hapax legomena and rich poetic repertoire, illustrates the complexity of the corpus to which it belongs.


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


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