Fictional Akkadian Autobiography

Fictional Akkadian Autobiography
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Publisher : Eisenbrauns
Total Pages : 292
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ISBN-10 : 0931464412
ISBN-13 : 9780931464416
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Download or read book Fictional Akkadian Autobiography written by Tremper Longman and published by Eisenbrauns. This book was released on 1991 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: That autobiography in ancient literature is fictional has long been recognized. The purpose of Longman's study is to delineate the genre of fictional autobiography in Akkadian texts with similar texts from other ancient Near Eastern cultures. Included are the texts of all relevant fictional Akkadian autobiographies, as well as an appendix containing English translations of them. The results of the study are of interest to Assyriologists, but also have implications for students of comparative literature and the Bible.


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