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Gilgamesh and Akka

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‘Gilgamesh and Akka’ is a short narative poem in standard literary Sumerian. The protagonist of the tale is Gilgamesh, lord of Uruk. It is the story of Uruk’s war of liberation from the hegemony of Kish. Katz’s analysis of the literary structure and historical value of the texts sheds new light on the compsition. This volume is meant for specialists and non-specialists alike.

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
Brill
Country
NL
Date
1 January 1993
Pages
56
ISBN
9789072371676

‘Gilgamesh and Akka’ is a short narative poem in standard literary Sumerian. The protagonist of the tale is Gilgamesh, lord of Uruk. It is the story of Uruk’s war of liberation from the hegemony of Kish. Katz’s analysis of the literary structure and historical value of the texts sheds new light on the compsition. This volume is meant for specialists and non-specialists alike.

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
Brill
Country
NL
Date
1 January 1993
Pages
56
ISBN
9789072371676