Epics of Sumerian Kings

Epics of Sumerian Kings PDF Author: H. L. Herman L. J. Vanstiphout
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004130691
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 190

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Book Description
This volume presents for the first time both the authoritative Sumerian text and an elegant English translation of four Sumerian epics, the earliest known in any language. The introduction discusses the intellectual and cultural context as well as the poetics and meaning of this epic cycle.