SEAL: Sources of Early Akkadian Literature
Sources of Early Akkadian Literature (SEAL) is a articulation projection headed past times Michael P. Streck of the Altorientalisches Institut of the University of Leipzig and Nathan Wasserman of the Institute of Archaeology of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Project Description
Akkadian, i.e. Babylonian in addition to Assyrian, literature, documented on cuneiform tablets from Ancient Mesopotamia, forms (together amongst Sumerian in addition to Egyptian literature) the oldest written literary corpus of mankind.In the 3rd in addition to 2nd millennia BCE (c. 2400–1100), Akkadian literature encompassed many dissimilar literary genres: hymns, lamentations, prayers to diverse gods, incantations against dissimilar diseases, demons in addition to other sources of evil, love-lyrics, wisdom literature (proverbs, fables, riddles), every bit good every bit epics in addition to myths - only about 900 dissimilar compositions (Summer 2019). Many of these compositions are non even in addition to then published inward satisfactory modern editions or are scattered throughout a large issue of publications.SEAL is an ongoing project which started inward 2007. It aims to compile an exhaustive catalogue of Akkadian literary texts from the 3rd in addition to 2nd millennia BCE, to acquaint this corpus inward such a means every bit to enable the efficient written report of the entire early on Akkadian corpus inward all its philological, literary, in addition to historical dimensions. Many of the editions inward SEAL rely on novel collations in addition to photographs.Users should endure aware that online SEAL is a work-in-process. Streck in addition to Wasserman, in addition to their respective Leipzig in addition to Jerusalem teams, regularly add together to the catalogue in addition to ameliorate the texts.In parallel to the online site, SEAL publishes sections of the corpus inward printed monograph shape every bit role of the serial Leipziger Altorientalistische Studien (LAOS):
- N. Wasserman, Akkadian Love Literature of the 3rd in addition to 2nd Millennium BCE (Leipziger Altorientalistische Studien 4): Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden, 2016.
- E. Zomer, Corpus of Middle Babylonian in addition to Middle Assyrian Incantations (Leipziger Altorientalistische Studien 9): Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden, 2018.
- N. Wasserman in addition to Elyze Zomer: Akkadian Incantations of the Early 2nd Millennium BCE.
- A. Pohl: Old Babylonian Hymns.
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