Approaches to Sumerian literature studies in honor of Stip (H.L.J. Vanstiphout)

Michalowski, Piotr, 1948- (Added Author). Veldhuis, Niek. (Added Author). Vanstiphout, H. L. J. (Herman L. J.) (Added Author).

Summary: This volume, dedicated to H.L.J. Vanstiphout at the occasion of his retirement from the University of Groningen, July 14th 2006, demonstrates the broad variety of scholarly approaches to the study of ancient Sumerian literature. It contains contributions by Bendt Alster ("Ninurta and the Turtle"), Nicole Brisch ("In Praise of the Kings of Larsa"), A.J. Ferrara ("A Hodgepodge of Snippets"), Alhena Gadotti ("Gilgames, Gudam and the Singer"), W.W. Hallo ("A Sumerian Apocryphon?"), Dina Katz ("Appeals to Utu"), Jacob Klein ("Man and His God"), Piotr Michalowski ("The Strange History of Tumal"), Gonzalo Rubio ("Sulgi and the Death of Sumerian"), Niek Veldhuis ("How Did They Learn Cuneiform?"), and Claus Wilcke ("Die Hymne auf das Heiligtum Kes").

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ISBN: 9047410688 (ebook)
ISBN: 9789047410683 (ebook)
ISBN: 900415325X (hardback : alk. paper)
ISBN: 9789004153257
ISBN: 9789047410683
Physical Description: electronic resource
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1 online resource (vi, 247 p.) : ill.
Publisher: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2006.

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General Note:	Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	"Publications of H.L.J. Vanstiphout." Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Formatted Contents Note:	H.L.J. Vanstiphout: An Appreciation -- Publications of H.L.J. Vanstiphout -- Ninurta and the Turtle : On Parodia Sacra in Sumerian Literature / Bendt Alster -- In Praise of the Kings of Larsa / Nicole Brisch -- A Hodgepodge of Snippets : Some Thoughts on Narrative Now and Then / A.J. Ferrara -- Gilgames, Gudam, and the Singer in Sumerian Literature / Alhena Gadotti -- A Sumerian Apocryphon? : The Royal Correspondence of UR Reconsidered / W.W. Hallo -- Appeals to UTU in Sumerian Narratives / Dina Katz -- Man and his God : A Wisdom Poem or a Cultic Lament? / Jacob Klein -- The Strange History of Tumal / Piotr Michalowski -- Sulgi and the Death of Sumerian / Gonzalo Rubio -- How Did They Learn Cuneiform? : Tribute/Word List C as an Elementary Exercise / Niek Veldhuis -- Die Hymne auf das Heiligtum kes zu Struktur und "Gattung" Einer Altsumerischen Dichtung und zu Ihrer Literaturtheorie / Claus Wilcke -- Index of Ancient Compositions Quoted or Discussed -- Index of Sumerian and Akkadian.
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