Lesson 4: Literary Texts

Lesson 4: Literary Texts#

Here we will examine Standard Babylonian literary compositions: epics, myths, and hymns.

Core Texts to Read#

PLACEHOLDER: Include literary pieces like the Atrahasis Epic or Gilgamesh. Focus on poetic parallelism and the highly stylized Standard Babylonian dialect. Suggested citation: George, A. R. 2003. The Babylonian Gilgamesh Epic. Oxford University Press.

Grammatical Focus (Reference to Appendix)#

Look for:

  • Standard Babylonian Dialect markers vs Old Babylonian

  • The ventive and its poetic functions

  • Locative and Terminative adverbial endings

Digital Methods#

PLACEHOLDER: Discuss methods of variant reading comparison or text alignments between different manuscripts (e.g., using Oracc datasets).

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