The buried foundation of the Gilgamesh epic : the Akkadian Huwawa narrative /

The Akkadian Gilgamesh Epic, perhaps the most famous of Mesopotamian literature, has been considered the artistry of one author inspired by Sumerian tales. Specialists have assumed that all the earliest evidence (ca. 1800-1700 BCE) reflects this creative unity. Deep contrasts in characterization and...

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Main Author: Fleming, Daniel E.

Other Authors: Milstein, Sara J. 1978-

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2010.

Series: Cuneiform Monographs 39.
Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity E-Books Online, Collection 2010, ISBN: 9789004222731.

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Call Number: PJ3771.G6 F57 2010

Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material /
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  • Chapter One. Introduction /
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  • Chapter Two. Enkidu's First Steppe: Competing Portraits Of Enkidu In Yale And Penn /
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  • Chapter Three. Defining The Bounds Of The Akkadian Huwawa Narrative /
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  • Chapter Four. From Sumerian To Akkadian: Major Innovations In The Akkadian Huwawa Tale /
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  • Chapter Five. Behind Penn: Old Babylonian Introductions To The Huwawa Narrative And To The Epic /
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  • Chapter Six. Conclusion /
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  • Bibliography /
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  • Translations: The Early Second-Millennium Evidence /
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  • Subjects /
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  • Akkadian And Sumerian Words /
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  • Author Index /
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  • Citations From The Translated Gilgamesh Texts /
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  • Plates /
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