Women's Writing of Ancient Mesopotamia: An Anthology of the Earliest Female Auth

Description: Women's Writing of Ancient Mesopotamia by Charles Halton, Saana Svärd This anthology presents and discusses a collection of writings composed or edited by women of Mesopotamia during the earliest periods of recorded human history (c.2300–539 BCE). This book is a must read for anyone interested in ancient history, gender studies, and world literature. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Womens Writing of Ancient Mesopotamia presents fresh and engaging translations of works that were composed or edited by female scribes and elite women of the ancient Near East. These texts provide insight into the social status, struggles, and achievements of women during the earliest periods of recorded human history (c.2300–540 BCE). In three introductory chapters and a concluding chapter, Charles Halton and Saana Svärd provide an overview of the civilization of ancient Mesopotamia and examine gender by analyzing these different kinds of texts. The translations cover a range of genres, including hymns, poems, prayers, letters, inscriptions, and oracles. Each text is accompanied by a short introduction that situates the composition within its ancient environment and explores what it reveals about the lives of women within the ancient world. This anthology will serve as an essential reference book for scholars and students of ancient history, gender studies, and world literature. Author Biography Charles Halton (Ph.D., Hebrew Union College) taught biblical and ancient Near Eastern studies at Southern Seminary and Hebrew Union College. He translated the cuneiform collection of the Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh and has contributed to various assyriological publications including the monograph Reading Akkadian Hymns and Prayers (2011) and the journal Cuneiform Digital Library Notes. He was a fellow of the Advanced Seminar in the Humanities in Venice, Italy. He is currently the managing editor of Marginalia, a magazine of intellectual culture and a channel of the Los Angeles Review of Books. Saana Svärd holds the title of a docent of Assyriology in the University of Helsinki. She has written extensively on the topic of women and gender in the first millennium BCE Mesopotamia, including a monograph: Women and Power in Neo-Assyrian Palaces (2015). In addition to gender, her research interests relate lexical semantics and continuity/change from first millennium Mesopotamia to later historical periods. Currently, she is working as the principal investigator of the three-year project Construction of Gender in Mesopotamia from 934 to 330 BCE (funded by the Academy of Finland). She is also the Chair of the Finnish Oriental Society. Table of Contents Preface and acknowledgements; Notes to the reader; Part I. Introduction: 1. The origins of writing in Mesopotamia; 2. Mesopotamian women; 3. Authorship, agency, and gender; Part II. The Texts: 4. Scholarly documents; 5. Hymns, poems, and prayers; 6. Letters; 7. Inscriptions; 8. Oracles; 9. Proverbs and other literature; Part III. Conclusions: 10. Womens writing in Mesopotamia; Index of divine name; Index of personal names; Index of place names. Promotional This anthology translates and discusses texts authored by women of ancient Mesopotamia. Promotional "Headline" This anthology translates and discusses texts authored by women of ancient Mesopotamia. Description for Bookstore This anthology presents and discusses a collection of writings composed or edited by women of Mesopotamia during the earliest periods of recorded human history (c.2300-539 BCE). This book is a must read for anyone interested in ancient history, gender studies, and world literature. Description for Library This anthology presents and discusses a collection of writings composed or edited by women of Mesopotamia during the earliest periods of recorded human history (c.2300-539 BCE). This book is a must read for anyone interested in ancient history, gender studies, and world literature. Details ISBN110705205X Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 2017 ISBN-10 110705205X ISBN-13 9781107052055 Format Hardcover Author Saana Svärd Media Book Imprint Cambridge University Press Subtitle An Anthology of the Earliest Female Authors Place of Publication Cambridge Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 935 Publication Date 2017-11-02 Pages 254 Short Title Womens Writing of Ancient Mesopotamia Language English UK Release Date 2017-11-02 AU Release Date 2017-11-02 NZ Release Date 2017-11-02 Illustrations 2 Maps; 2 Line drawings, black and white Alternative 9781107280328 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:168637642;

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