Sumerian Hymnology, the Eršemma; Hebrew Union College Annual Supplements. Number 2
Cincinatti, OH: KTAV Publishing House, 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. Large octavo. xii + 218pp. Original light brown cloth with gilt lettering to upper cover and spine, index of Sumerian words. From the publisher: "The ersemma is one of two (possibly three) genres of literature written in the Sumerian Emesal dialect. Texts exist in copies from the Old Babylonian period, although they were authored much earlier. They were preserved likely because they were part of a fixed liturgy recited on select days of the month. Mark E. Cohen discusses the characteristics of this genre and its evolution, the circumstances of its composition, and the cultic setting in which it was typically used. Cohen also provides a catalog of examples as well as transliterations and translations of selected texts with commentary. Examples come from the British Museum, the Yale Babylonian Collection, the University Museum Collection, the Oriental Institute, the Staatliche Museen Berlin, and the Metropolitan Museum." Light bruising and rubbing to corners and spine ends. A tight, bright near Fine copy. (No dust jacket as issued). Item #69286
ISBN: 0878206019
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