Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1.1. Sumerian Laments over Cities and Temples -- 1.2. Sumerian City Laments -- 1.2.1. Dating and Historical Background -- 1.2.2. The Cultic Setting of the City Laments -- 1.2.3. The...
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Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1.1. Sumerian Laments over Cities and Temples -- 1.2. Sumerian City Laments -- 1.2.1. Dating and Historical Background -- 1.2.2. The Cultic Setting of the City Laments -- 1.2.3. The City Laments as a Genre -- 1.3. The Lamentation over the Destruction of Ur -- 1.3.1. Content -- 1.3.2. Structure, Style, and Meaning -- Revised Edition of the Ur Lament -- 2.1. Previous Editions and Translations -- 2.2. The Present Edition -- 2.3. List of Manuscripts -- 2.3.1. Indexes of Previous Works -- 2.4. Descriptions of Manuscripts -- 2.4.1. Manuscripts from Nippur -- 2.4.2. Manuscripts from Ur -- 2.4.3. Manuscripts from Kiš -- 2.4.4. A Manuscript from Sippar -- 2.4.5. Manuscripts of Unknown Provenance -- Transliteration and Translation -- Commentary -- Score -- Bibliography -- Plates.
""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Abbreviations""; ""Introduction""; ""1.1.�Sumerian Laments over Cities and Temples""; ""1.2.�Sumerian City Laments""; ""1.2.1.�Dating and Historical Background""; ""1.2.2.�The Cultic Setting of the City Laments""; ""1.2.3.�The City Laments as a Genre""; ""1.3.�The Lamentation over the Destruction of Ur""; ""1.3.1.�Content""; ""1.3.2.�Structure, Style, and Meaning""; ""Revised Edition of the Ur Lament""; ""2.1.�Previous Editions and Translations""; ""2.2.�The Present Edition""; ""2.3.�List of Manuscripts""
""2.3.1.�Indexes of Previous Works""""2.4.�Descriptions of Manuscripts""; ""2.4.1.�Manuscripts from Nippur""; ""2.4.2.�Manuscripts from Ur""; ""2.4.3.�Manuscripts from Kiš""; ""2.4.4.�A Manuscript from Sippar""; ""2.4.5.�Manuscripts of Unknown Provenance""; ""Transliteration and Translation""; ""Commentary""; ""Score""; ""Bibliography""; ""Plates""