Fictional Akkadian Autobiography: A Generic and Comparative Study (Frontiers in Biotransformation; 2)

Author: Longman, Tremper

Brand: Eisenbrauns

Edition: 1

Features:

• Used Book in Good Condition

Number Of Pages: 288

EAN: 9780931464416

Release Date: 30-06-1991

Package Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.2 x 1.0 inches

Languages: English

Binding: Hardcover

Part Number: Refer to Sapnet.

Details: That autobiography in ancient literature is fictional has long been recognized. The purpose of Longman&;s study is to delineate the genre of fictional autobiography in Akkadian texts with similar texts from other ancient Near Eastern cultures.
Included are the texts of all relevant fictional Akkadian autobiographies, as well as an appendix containing English translations of them. The results of the study are of interest to Assyriologists, but also have implications for students of comparative literature and the Bible.