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_aVanderburgh, Frederick Augustus, _d1847-1923 |
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| 245 | 1 | 0 | _aSumerian Hymns from Cuneiform Texts in the British Museum |
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_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2015 |
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| 500 | _aRelease date is 2015-01-27 | ||
| 508 | _aProduced by Stephen Hutcheson, Chris Curnow and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net | ||
| 520 | _a"Sumerian Hymns from Cuneiform Texts in the British Museum" by Frederick Augustus Vanderburgh is a scholarly collection of ancient hymns written in the early 20th century. This work applies a rigorous examination to hymns dedicated to various deities of the old Babylonian pantheon, contributing to the understanding of their linguistic and cultural significance. The book stands as a valuable resource for those interested in Assyriology and the intricacies of Sumerian mythology." "The opening of this work introduces the complex background of the Sumerian language and its interaction with Semitic influences over centuries, particularly in religious texts. It discusses the challenges faced in translating ancient hymns due to their unilingual and Non-Semitic characteristics, and highlights the significance of these hymns in shedding light on Babylonian religious practices. The preface also contextualizes the hymns, naming deities like Bêl and Sin, and establishes the focus of the book on translating and commenting on specific hymns that illustrate the nature and attributes of these gods, setting the stage for a deeper exploration of Sumerian literature." (This is an automatically generated summary.) | ||
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| 653 | _aSumerian language -- Texts | ||
| 653 | _aHymns, Sumerian | ||
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