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Akkadian Love Literature of the Third and Second Millennium BCE

Nathan Wasserman (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

289 Seiten

2016
Harrassowitz Verlag
978-3-447-10726-6 (ISBN)

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Akkadian Love Literature of the Third and Second Millennium BCE is the first systematic treatment of the corpus of Akkadian compositions related to love and sex in Ancient Near Eastern Studies. More than 30 cuneiform texts (including two hitherto unpublished compositions) are carefully edited and translated, accompanied by a thorough philological commentary: monologues and dialogues of hymnal character, incantations to overcome a refusing lover or gaining sexual power, and ancient catalogues counting the names of (mostly lost) love-related hymns. The style of the Akkadian amatory corpus and its key-metaphors and images are discussed, the way Akkadian describes lovemaking, copulation and sexual climax is presented, and the terms used in Akkadian literature for sexual organs are outlined. Parallels to other literary bodies of ancient love lyrics can also be found.

Erscheinungsdatum	24.11.2016
Reihe/Serie	Leipziger Altorientalistische Studien ; 4
Sprache	englisch
Maße	170 x 240 mm
Gewicht	568 g
Einbandart	Englisch Broschur
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Lyrik / Dramatik ► Lyrik / Gedichte
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Altertum / Antike
	Geschichte ► Hilfswissenschaften ► Paläografie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft
Schlagworte	Akkad • Assyriology • Biblical Studies • classics • Comparative Literature • Cultural Studies • Egyptology • Gender Studies • Literaturgeschichte
ISBN-10	3-447-10726-X / 344710726X
ISBN-13	978-3-447-10726-6 / 9783447107266
Zustand	Neuware