| Description |
1 online resource (xxiii, 520 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Ancient Near East monographs = Monografías sobre el antiguo Cercano Oriente, 1851-8761 ; v. 3 |
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Ancient Near East monographs ; v. 3
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| Contents |
Introduction. Prayers and hymns from a religious studies perspective -- Prayers and hymns in a general Mesopotamian perspective -- An introduction to particular classes of Mesopotamian prayer -- The comparative use of Mesopotamian prayers in biblical scholarship -- Old Babylonian texts. Prayers of the diviner -- Others -- Standard Babylonian texts. Incantation-prayers -- Shuillas -- Namburbis -- Dingirshadibbas -- Others |
| Summary |
"This book is a pedagogical tool intended to increase reading fluency for second or third semester Akkadian students by way of annotated readings. It is equally an introduction to Akkadian prayers and hymns from ancient Mesopotamia."--Page ix |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
English and Akkadian |
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (Society of Biblical Literature Web site, viewed on September 7, 2011) |
| Subject |
Assyro-Babylonian religion -- Prayers and devotions
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Hymns, Akkadian.
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Akkadian language -- Readers
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Akkadian language
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Assyro-Babylonian religion
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Hymns, Akkadian
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Akkadisch
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Gebet
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Hymne
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| Genre/Form |
Prayers and devotions
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Readers (Publications)
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Lenzi, Alan, editor
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| LC no. |
2011024929 |
| ISBN |
9781589835962 |
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1589835964 |
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