{"product_id":"the-great-hymn-to-samas-the-great-hymn-to-samas-paperback","title":"The Great Hymn to Samas: The Great Hymn to Samas - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGeraldina Rozzi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis study presents a new and updated edition of the \u003ci\u003eGreat Hymn to Samas\u003c\/i\u003e, a two-hundred-line Akkadian hymn that stands out for its remarkable poetic sophistication and the wisdom section embedded in its center. The edition, originally prepared by the author for the Electronic Babylonian Literature (eBL) project led by E. Jiménez at the Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich, incorporates all the manuscripts of the \u003ci\u003eGreat Hymn to Samas\u003c\/i\u003e discovered so far. The recent identification of numerous fragments, which were unknown at the time of the text's first edition (in W. G. Lambert's \u003ci\u003eBabylonian Wisdom Literature\u003c\/i\u003e, 1960), has allowed for an almost complete reconstruction of the hymn that corrects previous readings and erroneous restorations. The present study also includes an in-depth introduction to the text, covering both formal aspects (e.g., the hymn's structure and poetic devices) and content-related aspects (e.g., the wisdom section). It provides the reconstructed cuneiform text, a transliteration, and a translation by B. Foster. Additionally, the edition is accompanied by a commentary that discusses relevant philological features, along with a glossary and sign list.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eGeraldina Rozzi\u003c\/strong\u003e is Akademische Rätin at the Institute of Assyriology and Hittitology at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. Her research interests include Akkadian language and lexicography, literature, and poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9.5 x 6.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 20, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52096191463725,"sku":"9789515185860","price":62.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/NSRjR5llQv9789515185860.webp?v=1780163415","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-great-hymn-to-samas-the-great-hymn-to-samas-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}