The Lamentation over the Destruction of Sumer and Ur |
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| Author:
| Michalowski, Piotr |
| Series title: | Mesopotamian Civilizations Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-57506-320-1 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2014 |
| Publisher: | Pennsylvania State University Press
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| Imprint: | Eisenbrauns |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $45.95 |
Book Description:
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This work presents for the first time in its entirety the long Sumerian poem describing the destruction and suffering in Babylonia during the final days of the Third Dynasty of Ur. The text is both an important work of native historiography and a moving literary composition. The author's introduction places the work within the Sumerian literary ......
This work presents for the first time in its entirety the long Sumerian poem describing the destruction and suffering in Babylonia during the final days of the Third Dynasty of Ur. The text is both an important work of native historiography and a moving literary composition. The author's introduction places the work within the Sumerian literary ......