A Mesopotamian miscellany
| Weitere Verfasser: |
Foster, Karen Polinger, 1950-
Foster, Benjamin R. , [ÜbersetzerIn] |
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| Ort/Verlag/Jahr: |
Piscataway, NJ :
Gorgias Press,
2020.
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| Umfang/Format: |
xxvi, 148 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm. |
| Schriftenreihe: |
Gorgias studies in the ancient Near East 15
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Inhaltsangabe:
- INTRODUCTION
- I. EXPLORATIONS OF THE MIND
- LEARNING
- School Days in Sumer
- Copycat Homework
- Learned References
- Court Literati
- Belles-Lettres
- Enheduanna, Princess and Poet
- NUMERACY
- Mathematical Lessons
- Measurement Lessons
- Agricultural Accountability
- Taxation
- Weights and Measures
- International Exchange Rates
- Compound Interest
- How Many Miles to Babylon?
- Sun and Moon, Stars and Planets
- MEMORY
- I, Sargon
- Remembering Naram-Sin
- The Curse of Agade
- Remembrance of Things Past
- II. PASSION AND DISCIPLINE
- LOVE
- Sacred Marriage
- Courtship
- Mail-order Bride?
- Marriage Contracts
- Father of the Bride
- Recovering the Dowry
- Adultery
- A Dangerous Liaison
- Unloved and Unmourned
- Family Love
- A Woman's Yearning
- The Love of the Gods for People
- Love, Assaulted
- MADNESS
- The Madness of Gilgamesh
- The Madness of Nabonidus
- Divining Madness in the Land
- Divining Madness in the Person
- Divining Madness at a Distance
- JUSTICE
- Murder for Hire
- Embezzlement
- A Thieving Shepherd
- Witch Trial?
- A Jail Break
- Let the Punishment Fit the Crime
- Learning to be a Law Clerk
- A Broken Engagement
- Buying a House
- A Last Will and Testament
- III. SIGNS AND WONDERS OF NATURE
- ANIMALS
- Animal Proverbs and Fables
- Animal Husbandry
- Cats in Houses
- Cats in Temples
- Creatures for Kings
- Nuisance Animals
- BIRDS
- Anzu, the Wicked Bird
- Bird versus Fish
- Wren Wit
- Eagle Omens
- The Meaning of Spots on Birds
- Ducks and Doves for a Goddess
- Of Eggs and Feathers
- Cooking in Cuneiform
- MAGIC
- Magic Circles
- Magic Bowls
- Childbirth Spells
- Lullaby Spells
- Spells against Lamashtu
- Spells against a Temptress Demon
- Spells Cast by a Sorcerer
- Spells Cast by a Witch
- Pest Control Magic
- Cultic Magic
- Reading the Stars
- Omens and Kings
