Ancient Mesopotamian religion and mythology : selected essays /
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| Author / Creator: | Lambert, W. G. (Wilfred G.) 1926-2011, author. |
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| Imprint: | Tübingen, Germany : Mohr Siebeck, [2016] |
| Description: | xvi, 279 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Orientalische Religionen in der Antike, 1869-0513 ; 15 Orientalische Religionen in der Antike ; 15. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10541223 |
| Summary: | The late W.G. Lambert (1926-2011) was one of the foremost Assyriologists of the latter part of the twentieth century. His principle legacy is a large number of superb critical editions of Babylonian literary compositions. Many of the texts he edited were on religious and mythological subjects. He will always be remembered as the editor of the Babylonian Job (Ludlul bel nemeqi, also known as the Poem of the Righteous Sufferer), the Babylonian Flood Story (Atra-hasis) and the Babylonian Creation Epic (Enuma elish). The present book is a collection of twenty-three essays Lambert published between the years 1958 and 2004. These endure not only as the legacy of one of the greatest authorities on ancient Mesopotamian religion and mythology, but also because each makes statements of considerable validity and importance. As such, many are milestones in the fields of Mesopotamian religion and mythology. |
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| Item Description: | Collection of texts published previously. |
| Physical Description: | xvi, 279 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9783161536748 3161536746 |
| ISSN: | 1869-0513 ; |
