This work presents for the first time in its entirety the long Sumerian poem describing the destruction and suffering in Babylonia during the final days of the Third Dynasty of Ur. The text is both an important work of native historiography and a moving literary composition. The author's introduction places the work within the Sumerian literary tradition, and evaluates it as a historical source. Indexes and copies of unpublished texts are included.
- ISBN10 0931464439
- ISBN13 9780931464430
- Publish Date 30 June 1989
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Eisenbrauns
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 264
- Language English