The Lamentation Over the Destruction of Sumer and Ur

The Lamentation Over the Destruction of Sumer and Ur - Mesopotamian Civilizations

Hardback (30 Jun 1989)

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Publisher's Synopsis

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 tradition, and evaluates it as a historical source. Indexes and copies of unpublished texts are included.

Book information

ISBN: 9780931464430
Publisher: Penn State University Press
Imprint: Eisenbrauns
Pub date:
DEWEY: 899.95
DEWEY edition: 19
Language: English
Number of pages: 219
Weight: 771g
Height: 254mm
Width: 178mm
Spine width: 25mm