The Lamentation over the Destruction of Sumer and Ur
Piotr Michalowski
This work presents for the first time in its entirety the long Sumerian poem describing the destruction and suffering in Babylonia during the final days of the Third Dynasty of Ur. The text is both an important work of native historiography and a moving literary composition. The author's introduction places the work within the Sumerian literary tradition, and evaluates it as a historical source. Indexes and copies of unpublished texts are included.
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This work presents for the first time in its entirety the long Sumerian poem describing the destruction and suffering in Babylonia during the final days of the Third Dynasty of Ur. The text is both an important work of native historiography and a moving literary composition. The author's introduction places the work within the Sumerian literary tradition, and evaluates it as a historical source. Indexes and copies of unpublished texts are included.
Preface
Abbreviations
1. Introduction
2. Manuscripts
3. Sources
4. Composite Text and Translation
5. Philological Commentary
6. Score
Indexes
Lexical
Divine and Royal Names
Geographical and Topographical Names
Introduction to the Figures and Plates
Figures
Plates
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