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1 online resource |
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Cover -- Half-title page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Notes to the Reader -- List of Abbreviations -- Part I Introduction -- Chapter 1 The Origins of Writing in Mesopotamia -- 1.1 Mythological Origins of Writing in Mesopotamia -- 1.2 The Invention of Writing in Mesopotamia -- 1.3 Mesopotamian Literature and Scribal Schools -- 1.4 Overview of Literary Periods in Mesopotamia -- Chapter 2 Mesopotamian Women -- 2.1 Social Classes and Legal Position |
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2.2 Marriage2.3 Elite Women -- Chapter 3 Authorship, Agency, and Gender -- 3.1 The Problem of Essentialism -- 3.2 â#x80;#x9C;Agencyâ#x80;#x9D; as an Alternative Framework -- 3.3 Authorship and Women -- 3.4 Female Scribes and Female Literacy -- Part II The Texts -- Chapter 4 Scholarly Documents -- 4.1 Syllable Alphabet A -- 4.2 Proto a[sub(2)]=A Lexical List -- 4.3 ur[sub(5)]-ra=hubullu Lexical List -- 4.4 Hymn to the Hoe -- Chapter 5 Hymns, Poems, and Prayers -- 5.1 Temple Hymns -- 5.1.1 The House of Enki at Eridu (lines 1â#x80;#x93;24) |
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5.1.2 The House of Enlil in Nippur (lines 25â#x80;#x93;38)5.1.3 The House of Ninlil in Nippur (lines 39â#x80;#x93;47) -- 5.1.4 The House of Nusku in Nippur (lines 48â#x80;#x93;60) -- 5.1.5 The House of Ninurta in Nippur (lines 61â#x80;#x93;76) -- 5.1.6 The House of Å uziana in the Gagimah at Nippur (lines 77â#x80;#x93;86) -- 5.1.7 The House of Ninhursaga in KeÅ¡ (lines 87â#x80;#x93;100) -- 5.1.8 The House of Nanna in Ur (lines 101â#x80;#x93;118) -- 5.1.9 Å ulgiâ#x80;#x99;s House Which is a Hill in Ur (lines 119â#x80;#x93;134) -- 5.1.10 The House of Asarluhi in Kuara (lines 135â#x80;#x93;146) |
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5.1.11 The House of Ningubalag in Ki-abrig (lines 147â#x80;#x93;157)5.1.12 The House of Nanna in Gaesh (lines 158â#x80;#x93;168) -- 5.1.13 The House of Utu in Larsa (lines 169â#x80;#x93;178) -- 5.1.14 The House of Ninazu in Enegir (lines 179â#x80;#x93;186) -- 5.1.15 The House of NingiÅ¡zida in GiÅ¡banda (lines 187â#x80;#x93;197) -- 5.1.16 The House of Inanna in Uruk (lines 198â#x80;#x93;209) -- 5.1.17 The House of Dumuzi in Badtibira (lines 210â#x80;#x93;220) -- 5.1.18 The House of NinÅ¡ubur in Akkil (lines 221â#x80;#x93;229) -- 5.1.19 The House of Ningirim in Murum (lines 230â#x80;#x93;239) |
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5.1.20 The House of Ningirsu in LagaÅ¡ (lines 240â#x80;#x93;262)5.1.21 The House of Bau in Girsu (lines 263â#x80;#x93;271) -- 5.1.22 The House of NanÅ¡e in Sirara (lines 272â#x80;#x93;282) -- 5.1.23 The House of Ninmarki in Gu-aba (lines 283â#x80;#x93;293) -- 5.1.24 The House of Dumuzi-abzu in KinirÅ¡a (lines 294â#x80;#x93;302) -- 5.1.25 The House of Å ara in Umma (lines 303â#x80;#x93;314) -- 5.1.26 The House of Inanna in Zabalam (lines 315â#x80;#x93;327) -- 5.1.27 The House of the IÅ¡kur in Karkara (lines 328â#x80;#x93;351) -- 5.1.28 The House of â#x80;Œ in â#x80;Œ (lines 352â#x80;#x93;362?) |
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""5.1.29 The House of Ninhursaga in Adab (lines 363?â#x80;#x93;378)"" |
| Summary |
"Women's Writing of Ancient Mesopotamia presents fresh and engaging translations of works that were composed or edited by female scribes and elite women of the ancient Near East. These texts provide insight into the social status, struggles, and achievements of women during the earliest periods of recorded human history (c.2300-540 BCE). In three introductory chapters and a concluding chapter, Charles Halton and Saana Svärd provide an overview of the civilization of ancient Mesopotamia and examine gender by analyzing these different kinds of texts. The translations cover a range of genres, including hymns, poems, prayers, letters, inscriptions, and oracles. Each text is accompanied by a short introduction that situates the composition within its ancient environment and explores what it reveals about the lives of women within the ancient world. This anthology will serve as an essential reference book for scholars and students of ancient history, gender studies, and world literature"-- Provided by publisher |
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"These texts provide insight into the social status, struggles, and achievements of women during the earliest periods of recorded human history (ca. 2300 - 540 BCE). In three introductory chapters and a concluding chapter, Charles Halton and Saana Svard provide an overview of the civilization of ancient Mesopotamia and examine gender by analyzing these different kinds of texts. The translations cover a range of genres, including hymns, poems, prayers, letters, inscriptions, and oracles"-- Provided by publisher |
| Notes |
Includes indexes |
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Print version record |
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Assyro-Babylonian literature -- Women authors
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Assyro-Babylonian literature -- Translations into English
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Civilization, Ancient.
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HISTORY -- Ancient -- General.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- African.
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Assyro-Babylonian literature
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Civilization
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Civilization, Ancient
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| SUBJECT |
Iraq -- Civilization -- To 634.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85067938
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| Subject |
Iraq
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| Genre/Form |
Translations
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Halton, Charles, 1978- editor, translator.
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Svärd, Saana, 1977- editor, translator
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| ISBN |
9781108514712 |
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1108514715 |
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9781107280328 |
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110728032X |
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