Research Catalog

Title

Women's writing of ancient Mesopotamia : an anthology of the earliest female authors / [edited and translated] by Charles Halton, Saana Svärd.

Publication

• Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2018.
• ©2018

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Details

Additional Authors

• Halton, Charles, 1978-
• Svärd, Saana, 1977-

Description

xix, 238 pages; 24 cm

Summary

• "Women's Writing of Ancient Mesopotamia presents fresh and engaging translations of works that were composed or edited by female scribes and elite women of the ancient Near East. These texts provide insight into the social status, struggles, and achievements of women during the earliest periods of recorded human history (c.2300-540 BCE). In three introductory chapters and a concluding chapter, Charles Halton and Saana Svärd provide an overview of the civilization of ancient Mesopotamia and examine gender by analyzing these different kinds of texts. The translations cover a range of genres, including hymns, poems, prayers, letters, inscriptions, and oracles. Each text is accompanied by a short introduction that situates the composition within its ancient environment and explores what it reveals about the lives of women within the ancient world. This anthology will serve as an essential reference book for scholars and students of ancient history, gender studies, and world literature"--
• "These texts provide insight into the social status, struggles, and achievements of women during the earliest periods of recorded human history (ca. 2300 - 540 BCE). In three introductory chapters and a concluding chapter, Charles Halton and Saana Svard provide an overview of the civilization of ancient Mesopotamia and examine gender by analyzing these different kinds of texts. The translations cover a range of genres, including hymns, poems, prayers, letters, inscriptions, and oracles"--

Subjects

• Iraq
• Informational works
• Literature
• Translations
• To 634
• Civilization, Ancient
• Civilization
• Civilization, Classical
• Sumerian literature > Translations into English
• Sumerian literature > Women authors
• Assyro-Babylonian literature > Women authors
• Iraq > Civilization > To 634
• Assyro-Babylonian literature > Translations into English

Genre/Form

• Translations.
• Literature.
• Informational works.

Note

• "The focus of this book is on Mesopotamia, more specifically texts written in the Sumerian and Akkadian languages. We have mainly concentrated on the heartland of Mesopotamia, the area surrounding the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. A slight exception to this are the texts from the kingdom of Mari, which was located to the west of Mesopotamia proper"--Page xvii.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Contents

The origins of writing in Mesopotamia -- Mesopotamian women -- Authorship, agency, and gender -- Scholarly documents -- Hymns, poems, and prayers -- Letters -- Inscriptions -- Oracles -- Proverbs and other literature -- Women's writing in Mesopotamia -- Index of divine names -- Index of personal names -- Index of place names.

Call Number

PJ3725

ISBN

• 9781107052055
• 110705205X

LCCN

2017019551

OCLC

990618206

Title

Women's writing of ancient Mesopotamia : an anthology of the earliest female authors / [edited and translated] by Charles Halton, Saana Svärd.

Publisher

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2018.

Copyright Date

©2018

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Creator/Contributor Characteristics

Women

Mesopotamians

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Chronological Term

To 634

Added Author

Halton, Charles, 1978- editor, translator.

Svärd, Saana, 1977- editor, translator.

Research Call Number

*R-RMRR PJ3725 .W66 2018

JFE 17-10543