Weapons of words: intertextual competition in Babylonian poetry: a study of Anzū, Enūma Eliš, and Erra and Išum

Front Matter -- Copyright Page -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Allusions in Anzû -- Enūma eliš and Anzû -- Enūma eliš and Atraḫasīs -- Enūma eliš and Lugal-e -- Erra and Išum: Allusions to Anzû and Lugal-e -- Overturning the Old Order: Erra and Išum and Enūma eliš, Atraḫasīs, and Gilgameš --...

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Main Author: Wisnom, Selena 1986- (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Leiden Boston Brill [2020]
In: Culture and history of the ancient Near East (volume 106)
Year: 2020
Reviews:[Rezension von: Wisnom, Selena, 1986-, Weapons of words: intertextual competition in Babylonian poetry] (2022) (Foster, Benjamin R., 1945 -)
[Rezension von: Wisnom, Selena, 1986-, Weapons of words: intertextual competition in Babylonian poetry] (2021) (Gabriel, Gösta, 1979 -)
Series/Journal:Culture and history of the ancient Near East volume 106
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Bin šar dadmē / Enūma elīś / Kabti-ilānī-Marduk ca. 8 BC. Jh. / Intertextuality
Further subjects:B Intertextuality
B Epic poetry, Assyro-Babylonian History and criticism
B Thesis
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Summary:Front Matter -- Copyright Page -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Allusions in Anzû -- Enūma eliš and Anzû -- Enūma eliš and Atraḫasīs -- Enūma eliš and Lugal-e -- Erra and Išum: Allusions to Anzû and Lugal-e -- Overturning the Old Order: Erra and Išum and Enūma eliš, Atraḫasīs, and Gilgameš -- Erra and Išum and Lamentations -- Conclusion—a Self-Conscious Tradition -- Back Matter -- References -- Indexes.
In Weapons of Words: Intertextual Competition in Babylonian Poetry Selena Wisnom offers an in-depth literary study of three poems central to Babylonian culture: Anzû, Enūma eliš, and Erra and Išum . Fundamentally interconnected, each poem strives to out-do its predecessors and competes to establish its protagonist, its ideals, and its poetics as superior to those that came before them. The first of its kind in Assyriology, Weapons of Words explores the rich nuances of these poems by unravelling complex networks of allusion. Through a sophisticated analysis of literary techniques, Selena Wisnom traces developments in the Akkadian poetic tradition and demonstrates that intertextual readings are essential for a deeper understanding of Mesopotamian literature
ISBN:9004412972
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/9789004412972