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Reading Akkadian Prayers and Hymns: An Introduction
SBL Press, 2011 eISBN: 978-1-58983-596-2 | Paper: 978-1-58983-595-5 Library of Congress Classification BL1620.R43 2011 Dewey Decimal Classification 299.21
ABOUT THIS BOOK | AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY
ABOUT THIS BOOK
A thorough text for students of ancient Mesopotamian religion and the Hebrew Bible Alan Lenzi places Akkadian prayers and hymns within both a religious studies perspective and a Mesopotamian studies perspective. Complete with vocabulary glosses, grammatical notes, literary commentary, and comparative suggestions to biblical material, this book provides a crucial tool for accessing ancient texts related to our understanding of the Hebrew Bible. Features:
Alan Lenziis Associate Professor of Hebrew Bible and Ancient Near East at University of the Pacific. He is the author of Secrecy and the Gods: Secret Knowledge in Ancient Mesopotamia and Biblical Israel (Neo-Assyrian Text Corpus Project). See other books on: Akkadian language | Assyro-Babylonian religion | Hymns | Prayers and devotions | Readers See other titles from SBL Press |
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Reading Akkadian Prayers and Hymns: An Introduction
ABOUT THIS BOOK | AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY
SBL Press, 2011
eISBN: 978-1-58983-596-2
Paper: 978-1-58983-595-5
eISBN: 978-1-58983-596-2
Paper: 978-1-58983-595-5
A thorough text for students of ancient Mesopotamian religion and the Hebrew Bible
Alan Lenzi places Akkadian prayers and hymns within both a religious studies perspective and a Mesopotamian studies perspective. Complete with vocabulary glosses, grammatical notes, literary commentary, and comparative suggestions to biblical material, this book provides a crucial tool for accessing ancient texts related to our understanding of the Hebrew Bible.
Features:
- Background essays
- Discussion of classes of Mesopotamian prayers and their comparative use in biblical studies
- Akkadian text, transliteration, translation, and commentary
- Notes on vocabulary and grammar
Alan Lenziis Associate Professor of Hebrew Bible and Ancient Near East at University of the Pacific. He is the author of Secrecy and the Gods: Secret Knowledge in Ancient Mesopotamia and Biblical Israel (Neo-Assyrian Text Corpus Project).
ABOUT THIS BOOK | AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY
