Ea's duplicity in the Gilgamesh flood story

"Interrogating" Babylonian narrative poetry -- "Identifying" puns -- The high concentration of puns in the Gilgameš: flood story -- The lines about the flood hero -- Raining "plenty": ušaznanakkunuši nuh'šam-ma -- The birds: [hi'ib] ishurati -- The fish: puzur...

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Main Author: Worthington, Martin ca. 20./21. Jh. (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Abingdon, Oxon New York, NY Routledge 2019
In:Year: 2019
Reviews:[Rezension von: Worthington, Martin, ca. 20./21. Jh., Ea's duplicity in the Gilgamesh flood story] (2022) (Foster, Benjamin R., 1945 -)
Series/Journal:The ancient word
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Epic of Gilgamesh / Flutsage
Further subjects:B Deluge
B LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Communication
B Gilgamesh
B Epic poetry, Assyro-Babylonian History and criticism
B Epic poetry, Assyro-Babylonian ; History and criticism
B Plays on words
B Ancient / Generals / HISTORY
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Summary:"Interrogating" Babylonian narrative poetry -- "Identifying" puns -- The high concentration of puns in the Gilgameš: flood story -- The lines about the flood hero -- Raining "plenty": ušaznanakkunuši nuh'šam-ma -- The birds: [hi'ib] ishurati -- The fish: puzur nuni -- The harvest: [...] mešrâ eburam-ma -- "Cakes at dawn": ina ser(-)kukki -- "In the evening": ina lilâti -- The "rain of wheat": samût kibati -- Recapitulation -- Issues of textual history -- Meaning and performance -- Outlining the problems -- Does Atra-hasīs "fill in the gaps"? -- Communications between Ea and the flood hero -- Communication between the flood hero and the people of Shuruppak -- Ea's elusiveness -- The enigma of uta-napisti -- Why the "gaps"? -- Ea's duplicity and Babylonian/Assyrian divination -- Beyond cuneiform.
ISBN:0429424272