4.2 Royal epics and legends

There are 27 entries associated with this topic.

Akkadian Sargon legend (1)
Are you a god or a mortal? (1)
The birth of Semiramis (1)
The birth of Semiramis (2)
The birth of the seer Iamus (1)
The Chaldeans at Jesus' birth (1)
Cyrus as cupbearer (1)
Enemies = demons (1)
From a gardener to king (1)
From a gardener to king (2)
From a gardener to king (3)
Gilgamos rescued by an eagle (1)
Inanna and Šukalletuda (1)
The king as the hunter of enemies (1)
Letter ordering messenger's death (1)
Prayer to the Sun-god (1)
Sargon of Agade in literature (1)
Simurgh in the Kurdish folk-tales (1)
Solomon's daughter in a tower (1)
The story of Shamshum al-Jabbar (1)
The Story of the Fisherman and the Sultan (1)
A tale of two cities (1)
Thirsty to fight (1)
Tukulti-Ninurta's vigour (1)
An Uzbek folk-tale and the story of Etana (1)
Victory awarded by gods (1)
A volley of missiles (1)

4. Religious and philosophical literature and poetry (358)

4.1 Myths (228)

4.1 Myths (228)

4.1.1 Adapa (ascent to heaven) (12)

4.1.2 Atrahasis (flood) (21)

4.1.3 Descent of Ištar (36)

4.1.4 Enūma eliš (creation) (33)

4.1.5 Erra (9)

4.1.6 Etana (ascent to heaven) (14)

4.1.7 Gilgameš (search for life) (65)

4.1.7.1 Enkidu (4)

4.1.8 Nergal and Ereškigal (1)

4.1.9 Ninurta myths (32)

4.1.9.1 Ninurta and Anzû (15)

4.1.9.2 Ninurta and Asakku (Lugal ud melambi nirgal) (7)

4.1.9.3 Return of Ninurta (Angimdimma) (6)

4.1.10 Theomachia myths (24)

4.1.11 Inanna and Dumuzi (3)

4.1.12 Home of the Fish (1)

 

4.2 Royal epics and legends (27)

4.2 Royal epics and legends (27)

4.2.1 Lugalbanda epics (6)

4.2.2 Sargon legends (15)

4.2.3 Naram-Sin legends (1)

4.2.4 Tukulti-Ninurta epic (4)

4.2.5 Sargon II epic

4.2.6 Assurbanipal epic

4.2.7 Nebuchadnezzar epics

 

4.3 Wisdom literature (63)

4.3 Wisdom literature (63)

4.3.1 Philosophical and moral treatises (9)

4.3.1.1 Babylonian Job (Ludlul bēl nēmeqi) (8)

4.3.1.2 Advice to the Prince

4.3.2 Sapiential and educational treatises (1)

4.3.2.1 Counsels of wisdom (Ummānu māršu imallik) (1)

4.3.2.2 Examenstext A (Ummānu māršu isanniq)

4.3.2.3 In Praise of the Scribal Art

4.3.3 Dialogues and debates (9)

4.3.3.1 Theodicy (Ašiš gana luqbika) (3)

4.3.3.2 Tamarisk and palm (Iškar bini)

4.3.4 Fables and tales (7)

4.3.4.1 Fable of fox (Iškar šēlebi) (1)

4.3.4.2 Poor man of Nippur (Mār Nippuri katû u lapnu)

4.3.5 Satires

4.3.5.1 Master and slave (Ardu šimanni)

4.3.5.2 Jester (Aluzinnu)

4.3.6 Proverb collections (39)

4.3.6.1 Instructions of Šuruppak (2)

4.3.6.2 Ahiqar (28)

4.3.6.3 Series of Sidu

4.3.7 Novels (1)

4.3.7.1 Netherworld vision of the crown prince (1)

 

4.5 Religious poetry and hymnology (24)

4.5 Religious poetry and hymnology (24)

4.5.1 Ballads (1)

4.5.2 Divine love lyrics (7)

4.5.3 Elegies lamenting the death of Tammuz (9)

4.5.4 Lamentations/penitential psalms (9)

4.5.4.1 Balag (5)

4.5.4.2 Eršahunga

4.5.4.3 Eršemma

4.5.4.4 taqribtu

4.5.5 Psalms/cultic songs (2)

 

4.6 Poetic and literary devices (16)

4.6 Poetic and literary devices (16)

4.6.1 Meter

4.6.2 Syllable count (1)

4.6.3 Rhyme

4.6.4 Alliteration and assonance

4.6.5 Parallelism membrorum

4.6.6 Repetition/refrain (1)

4.6.7 Anaphora (1)

4.6.8 Paronomasy

4.6.9 Parataxis

4.6.10 Antithesis

4.6.11 Chiasm

4.6.12 Climax

4.6.13 Acrostic (1)

4.6.14 Simile (4)

4.6.15 Allegory (1)

4.6.16 Metaphor (3)

4.6.17 Diglossia

4.6.18 Intertextuality