This is the first volume in a projected sub-series, Sumerian and Akkadian Royal Inscriptions. It provides translations of all royal inscriptions from Mesopotamia prior to the advent of Sargon of Agade. The translations are intended for scholars--Assyriologists and those in other disciplines who require acess to the data of these texts in an up-to-date, accurate, and informed presentation. The notes reflect the diversity of this audience. Indexes provide easy access to the data.

Sumerian and Akkadian Royal Inscriptions, Volume 1: Presargonic Inscriptions (American Oriental Series Translations)

Literature & Fiction

Cooper, Jerrold S.

Classics

American Oriental Society

Epics of Sumerian Kings presents for the first time both the authoritative Sumerian text and an elegant English translation of four epics which are major works in the Sumerian literary canon and the earliest epics known in any language. The epics revolve around the conflict between the cities of Uruk (biblical Erech) in ancient Iraq and Aratta in neighboring Iran. The introduction discusses the intellectual and cultural context of the epics, their poetics and meaning, and the significance of the cycle as a whole. The volume will interest scholars and students of Assyriology and of the ancient Near East, biblical scholars, and general readers, and will be an invaluable resource for courses on ancient Near Eastern literature or history.

Epics of Sumerian Kings: The Matter of Aratta (Writings from the Ancient World)

Vanstiphout, H. L. J.

History & Criticism

Brill Academic Pub

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