Epics of Sumerian Kings: The Matter of Aratta"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. Paperback edition is available from the Society of Biblical Literature (www.sbl-site.org) |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Enmerkar and Ensuhgirana | 23 |
Enmerkar and the Lord of Aratta | 49 |
The Lugalbanda Poems | 97 |
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a-gin a-na Abzu amar-bi an-na Anšan Anuna Anzud anzudmusen-de arattaki arattaki-as back to Kulab battle bird Brickwork brothers bull challenge contest COUNTERCHALLENGE den-lil digir dinana-ke dumu Dumuzid dutu e-ne Eana en-me-er-kar Enki Enlil Enmerkar Ensuhgirana Ereš Eridug gal-gal Gilgamesh Gipar giri gisma gismes goat goddess gods Hamazi heaven hero highlands Holy Inana Holy Lugalbanda hur-ru-um hur-sag hur-sag-ga inim iri-ni ki-a ki-se king kug-sig kur-gi kur-ra kur-ra-ka lapis lazuli lines lord of Aratta lord of Kulab lugal lugal-ban lugal-mu Lugalbanda Lugalbanda poems magic messenger milk mountain cave musen na4za-gin nam-me nest Ninhursag Ninkasi Ninlil Nippur Nisaba nu-zu Nudimmud rulers scepter shrine sig4 solution sorcerer Spell of Nudimmud story Suen Sumer Sumerian tablets translations ud-ba Unug Unug to Aratta Unug's unugki-ga Vanstiphout VOYAGE Wise Woman Sagburu