Epics of Sumerian Kings: The Matter of Aratta

by Herman L. Vanstiphout

Epics of Sumerian Kings presents for the first time both the authoritative Sumerian text and an elegant English translation of four key epics from the Sumerian literary canon. These epics, the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1589830830
• ISBN13: 9781589830837
• Release Date: November 2003
• Publisher: Society of Biblical Literature
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.2" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Good Resource

This book is a great resource for these texts. It includes transliterations for all of them, which is extremely helpful. The translation is pretty accessible to readers unfamiliar with the Sumerian language, although there are some nuances that are missed (as often happens in translation). Still worth the price.