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Akkadian love literature of the third and second millennium BCE / Nathan Wasserman.
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Wasserman, Nathan
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English
Published/Created
Wiesbaden : Harrassowitz Verlag, 2016.
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289 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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PJ3725 .W37 2016
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Akkadian language
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Assyro-Babylonian literature
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Love poetry
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Cuneiform inscriptions, Akkadian
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Akkadian philology
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Sex role
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History
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Series
Leipziger altorientalistische Studien ; Bd. 4.
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Leipziger altorientalistische Studien ; Band 4
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Summary note
"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 More than 30 cuneiform texts (including two hitherto unpublished compositions) are carefully edited and translated, accompanied by a thorough philological commentary: monologues and dialogues of hymnal character,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."--Page [4] of cover.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-283) and indexes.
Contents
Akkadian love literature : an overview. The scope of this study
Thematic and temporal classification of the corpus
Characterization of the corpus
Love and attraction in the corpus
Semantic fields (other than love) typical of the corpus
Key metaphors and motifs
The corpus. The core group of Akkadian love literature : dialogues, monologues, descriptive compositions
Incipits of Akkadian love literature : catalogues
Manipulative compositions concerning love and sex : incantations.
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ISBN
9783447107266 ((paperback))
344710726X ((paperback))
LCCN
2016509096
OCLC
960292125
International Article Number
9783447107266
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