Epics of Sumerian Kings: The Matter of Aratta (Writings from the Ancient World)
by H. L. Herman L. J. Vanstiphout
Category: Literary Criticism

This volume presents for the first time both the authoritative Sumerian text and an elegant English translation of four Sumerian epics, the earliest known in any language. The introduction discusses the intellectual and cultural context as well as the poetics and meaning of this epic cycle.