The Gods rich in praise : early Greek and mesopotamian religious poetry

1. Verfasser: Metcalf, Christopher, 1986-
Ort/Verlag/Jahr: Oxford : University Press, 2015.
Ausgabe: 1rst. ed.
Umfang/Format: xiv, 288 p. ; 22 cm.
Schriftenreihe: Oxford classical monographs
Parallelausgabe: The Gods rich in praise : early Greek and mesopotamian religious poetry. [Print]
Online Zugang: Available online for registered users of FID
Online available (Oxford Scholarship Online)
Inhaltsangabe:
  • Acknowledgements ; Abbreviations ; Conventions ; Introduction ; 1. Sumerian Hymns of the Old Babylonian Period ; 2. Akkadian Hymns of the Old Babylonian Period ; 3. The Hittite Evidence in the Light of the Old Babylonian Sources ; 4. Introductory Remarks on the Early Greek and Mesopotamian Sources ; 5. Hymnic Openings ; 6. A Case of Negative Predication ; 7. Variations on the Names of the Goddess ; 8. Sumerian and Hittite Notes on Iliad 1.62-4 ; Conclusion ; Catalogue A: Old Babylonian Hymns ; Catalogue B: Old Babylonian Akkadian Hymns ; Catalogue C: Hittite Hymns ; Catalogue D: Greek Hymns and Authors ; References