Ea's duplicity in the Gilgamesh flood story
"Interrogating" Babylonian narrative poetry -- "Identifying" puns -- The high concentration of puns in the Gilgameš: flood story -- The lines about the flood hero -- Raining "plenty": ušaznanakkunuši nuh'šam-ma -- The birds: [hi'ib] ishurati -- The fish: puzur...
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Format: | Electronic Book |
Language: | English |
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Abingdon, Oxon New York, NY
Routledge
2019
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In: | Year: 2019 |
Reviews: | [Rezension von: Worthington, Martin, ca. 20./21. Jh., Ea's duplicity in the Gilgamesh flood story] (2022) (Foster, Benjamin R., 1945 -)
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Series/Journal: | The ancient word
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Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Epic of Gilgamesh
/ Flutsage
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Further subjects: | B
Deluge
B LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Communication B Gilgamesh B Epic poetry, Assyro-Babylonian History and criticism B Epic poetry, Assyro-Babylonian ; History and criticism B Plays on words B Ancient / Generals / HISTORY |
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Summary: | "Interrogating" Babylonian narrative poetry -- "Identifying" puns -- The high concentration of puns in the Gilgameš: flood story -- The lines about the flood hero -- Raining "plenty": ušaznanakkunuši nuh'šam-ma -- The birds: [hi'ib] ishurati -- The fish: puzur nuni -- The harvest: [...] mešrâ eburam-ma -- "Cakes at dawn": ina ser(-)kukki -- "In the evening": ina lilâti -- The "rain of wheat": samût kibati -- Recapitulation -- Issues of textual history -- Meaning and performance -- Outlining the problems -- Does Atra-hasīs "fill in the gaps"? -- Communications between Ea and the flood hero -- Communication between the flood hero and the people of Shuruppak -- Ea's elusiveness -- The enigma of uta-napisti -- Why the "gaps"? -- Ea's duplicity and Babylonian/Assyrian divination -- Beyond cuneiform. |
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ISBN: | 0429424272 |