Ancient Mesopotamian Religion and Mythology: Selected Essays (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9783161536748)

The late W.G. Lambert (1926-2011) was one of the foremost Assyriologists of the latter part of the twentieth century. His principle legacy is a large number of superb critical editions of Babylonian literary compositions. Many of the texts he edited were on religious and mythological subjects. He will always be remembered as the editor of the Babylonian Job (Ludlul bel nemeqi, also known as the Poem of the Righteous Sufferer), the Babylonian Flood Story (Atra-hasis) and the Babylonian Creation Epic (Enuma elish). The present book is a collection of twenty-three essays Lambert published between the years 1958 and 2004. These endure not only as the legacy of one of the greatest authorities on ancient Mesopotamian religion and mythology, but also because each makes statements of considerable validity and importance. As such, many are milestones in the fields of Mesopotamian religion and mythology.

Author: Wg Lambert
ISBN-10: 3161536746
ISBN-13: 9783161536748
Publisher: Mohr Siebeck
Language: English
Published: 03/01/2016
Pages: 279
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.45lbs
Size: 9.40h x 6.90w x 0.90d