Format:
1 Online-Ressource (VIII, 668 Seiten)
ISBN:
9781501512650
Series Statement:
Studies in Ancient near Eastern Records (SANER) 26
Content:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Chapter 1 Doing Things with Tears -- Chapter 2 Lamenting in the Early Second Millennium -- Chapter 3 Writing and the Performance of Sumerian Laments -- Chapter 4 Emotion and Sumerian Laments -- Chapter 5 Sound and Meaning in Sumerian Laments -- Chapter 6 Conclusion – the Cultural Function of Mesopotamian Lamenting -- Appendix 1 Edition of uru2-am3-ma-i-ra-bi (Kirugus 1–5) -- Appendix 2 Catalogue and List of Old Babylonian Sources for Sumerian Laments by Type -- Appendix 3 Lists of Phonetic Writings in Phonetically Written Lament Sources -- Bibliography -- Index
Content:
In contrast to other traditions, cultic laments in Mesopotamia were not performed in response to a tragic event, such as a death or a disaster, but instead as a preemptive ritual to avert possible catastrophes. Mesopotamian laments provide a unique insight into the relationship between humankind and the gods, and their study sheds light on the nature of collective rituals within a crosscultural context. Cultic laments were performed in Mesopotamia for nearly 3000 years. This book provides a comprehensive overview of this important ritual practice in the early 2nd millennium BCE, the period during which Sumerian laments were first put in writing. It also includes a new translation and critical edition of Uruamairabi (‘That city, which has been plundered’), one of the most widely performed compositions of its genre
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781501519468
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Delnero, Paul How to do things with tears Berlin : de Gruyter, 2020 ISBN 9781501519468
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1501519468
Language:
English
Subjects:
Comparative Studies. Non-European Languages/Literatures
Keywords:
Mesopotamien
;
Klagelied
;
Beschwörung
;
Kult
;
Geschichte 2000 v. Chr.-1500 v. Chr.
DOI:
10.1515/9781501512650
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9781501512650
URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781501512650
Author information:
Delnero, Paul
