Enuma ElishThe Babylonian Epic of Creation
Johannes Haubold (Anthology Editor) , Sophus Helle (Anthology Editor) , Enrique Jiménez (Anthology Editor) , Selena Wisnom (Anthology Editor)
Open Access
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Published Oct 31 2024
Format Paperback
Edition 1st
Extent 352
ISBN 9781350297197
Imprint Bloomsbury Academic
Dimensions 9 x 6 inches
Series The Library of Babylonian Literature
Publisher Bloomsbury PublishingDescription
This open access book is the first in a groundbreaking series making Babylonian literature accessible. It presents Enuma Elish in transcription and translation, with an introduction for non-specialist readers and essays from leading scholars in the field.
Acting as a companion to the poem, the book provides readers with the tools they need to explore Enuma Elish in greater depth. Essays cover important historical and contextual information, offer discussions of key topics and explanations of technical terms, as well as suggestions of relevant further reading. The book's interpretive and reflective approach, which pays special attention to questions of poetic style, intertextual resonance, and literary and cultural significance, encourages a greater understanding of the poem as a work of literature while remaining grounded in philology.
The critical essays examine Enuma Elish and the following themes: the poem's rhythm and style; its modern receptions, issues of gender, motherhood and masculinity; Marduk's rise to power; Babylonian astronomy; intertextuality and the poem as counter myth.
Enuma Elish and the Library of Babylonian Literature series will be an indispensable companion for anyone interested in the literature, culture and religion of ancient Assyria.
The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by LMU Munich and Princeton University.
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