Title: The Samas Religious Texts: Classified in the British Museum Catalogue as Hymns, Prayers, and Incantations; With Twenty Plates of Texts Hitherto Unpublished, and a Transliteration and Translation of K. 3182 (Classic Reprint)
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Publication Date: 2018
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0364877405
ISBN 13: 9780364877401
Binding: HRD
Condition: New
Weight: 304 grams

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An in‑depth look at a key Mesopotamian hymn to Samas, with careful translation and textual notes.

This edition presents the Samas Religious Texts as a reconstructed text, with transliteration and translation of K. 3182. It offers expert notes on textual variants and places where readings differ from earlier editions, along with discussion of the poem’s structure and its ethical themes. Readers will see how the hymn invites praise for Samas and reflects concerns about weights, justice, and the treatment of the weak, while the scholar’s apparatus clarifies how the text was rebuilt from tablet fragments.

Reconstructed text, with transliteration and translation across multiple columns
Scholarly notes on variants and textual decisions
Discussion of poetic structure and parallels to other ancient literature
Plates and unpublished texts that illuminate the hymn’s context

Ideal for students of ancient religion, scholars of Mesopotamian literature, and readers curious about how fragile clay tablets become a bridge to the past.

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