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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      October 2017
      November 2017
      ISBN:
      9781107280328
      9781107052055
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/9781107280328
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.56kg, 254 Pages
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      • Subjects:
      Ancient History, Classical Studies, Middle East Studies, Area Studies, Archaeology of Europe and The Near and Middle East, Archaeology
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    Ancient History, Classical Studies, Middle East Studies, Area Studies, Archaeology of Europe and The Near and Middle East, Archaeology
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    Women's 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.

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    • Chapter 2 - Mesopotamian Women
      pp 3-15
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