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Sumerian Gods and their Representations /

Geller, Markham (Mark),

Sumerian Gods and their Representations / Markham (Mark) Geller and I.L. Finkel. - 1 online resource (260 pages) : illustrations. - Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity - Book Archive pre-2000 Cuneiform Monographs ; 7 . - Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity - Book Archive pre-2000. Cuneiform Monographs ; 7. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preliminary Material / I.L. Finkel and M.J. Geller -- Introduction / I.L. Finkel and M.J. Geller -- Sumerian Gods: Combining the Evidence of Texts and Art / W.G. Lambert -- Moon, Boats and Battle / Dominique Collon -- More Insights into Representations of the Moon God in the Third and Second Millennium B.C. / Gudrun Colbow -- Transtigridian Snake Gods / F.A.M. Wiggermann -- Nanaya: Lady of Mystery / Joan Goodnick Westenholz -- Gendered Sexuality in Sumerian Love Poetry / Jerrold S. Cooper -- The God Martu in Sumerian Literature / Jacob Klein -- Why did Enki Organize the World? / Herman L.J. Vanstiphout -- Myths in Mesopotamian Art / Anthony Green -- The Names of the Sumerian Temples / Dietz Otto Edzard -- ‘The Holy Drum, the Spear, and the Harp’ Towards an Understanding of the Problems of Deification in Third Millennium Mesopotamia / Gebhard J. Selz -- How the Common Man Influences the Gods of Sumer / Alasdair Livingstone -- Sumerian Origins / Julian Reade -- Back Matter -- Indices / I.L. Finkel and M.J. Geller.


English

9789004676572

10.1163/9789004676572 DOI


Art, Sumerian--Congresses.
Gods, Sumerian--Congresses.
Mythology, Sumerian--Congresses.

BL1615

299/.9295