The gods rich in praise
Subtitle: early Greek and Mesopotamian religious poetry
By: Christopher Metcalf
Series: Oxford classical monographs; Oxford classical monographs
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Oxford
Language: eng
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9780198723363
Subjects: Greek Religious poetry; 15.51 Antiquity; Foreign influences
Description: This title contributes to the current academic debate on the relationship between early Greek poetry and the ancient Near East, especially Mesopotamia. It is the first extensive study to be based on a detailed analysis of the ancient texts, consisting in this case of a selection of religious poems mainly in Sumerian, Akkadian, Hittite, and Greek.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 240-282) and indexes.

Texts in English, Ancient Greek, Akkadian, Hittite and Sumerian.
Table of contents: title: Sumerian hymns of the Old Babylonian Period; title: Akkadian hymns of the Old Babylonian Period; title: The Hittite evidence in the light of Old Babylonian sources; title: Introductory remarks on the early Greek and Mesopotamian sources; title: Hymnic openings; title: A case of negative predication; title: Variations on the names of the goddess; title: Sumerian and Hittite notes on Iliad 1.62-4.