The Lamentation over the Destruction of Sumer and Ur

The Lamentation over the Destruction of Sumer and Ur This work presents for the first time in its entirety the long Sumerian poem describing the destruction and suffering in Babylonia during the final days of the Third Dynasty of Ur. The text is both an important work of native historiography and a moving literary composition. The author's introduction places the work within the Sumerian literary tradition, and evaluates it as a historical source. Indexes and copies of unpublished texts are included. Autor: Piotr Michalowski Wydawnictwo: Pennsylvania State University Press Rok wydania: 1990 Okładka: twarda Liczba stron: 264 Wymiary: 25.4 x 17.8 x 2.5 cm Język: angielski ISBN: 9780931464430