Reviews
'Review from previous edition This excellent little book thoroughlydeserves to find the wide readership it courts, and also to endure as a standardtool for university teaching and research. It is required reading for all whoare interested in ancient intellectual cultures, in the study of the oldestliterary forms, and in the field of comparative literature.'Journal of Asian Studies, 'Review from previous edition This excellent little book thoroughly deserves to find the wide readership it courts, and also to endure as a standard tool for university teaching and research. It is required reading for all who are interested in ancient intellectual cultures, in the study ofthe oldest literary forms, and in the field of comparative literature.'Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, "This excellent little book thoroughly deserves to find the wide readership it courts, and also to endure as a standard tool for university teaching and research. It is required reading for all who are interested in ancient intellectual cultures, in the study of the oldest literary forms, and in the field of comparative literature."--Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society"This long-awaited collection of 70 ancient Sumerian works in new English translations is the most comprehensive collection available.... Written in clear, readable prose, the new translations profit from the work of many scholars and are accompanied by introductions, notes on alternative versions, and suggestions for further reading.... Essential."--Choice, "This excellent little book thoroughly deserves to find the wide readership it courts, and also to endure as a standard tool for university teaching and research. It is required reading for all who are interested in ancient intellectual cultures, in the study of the oldest literary forms, and in the field of comparative literature."--Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society "This long-awaited collection of 70 ancient Sumerian works in new English translations is the most comprehensive collection available.... Written in clear, readable prose, the new translations profit from the work of many scholars and are accompanied by introductions, notes on alternative versions, and suggestions for further reading.... Essential."--Choice, This excellent little book thoroughly deserves to find the wide readership it courts, and also to endure as a standard tool for university teaching and research. It is required reading for all who are interested in ancient intellectual cultures, in the study of the oldest literary forms, and in the field of comparative literature., This anthology successfully provides a taste of Sumerian literature on a scale never previously attempted. As an academic resource it opens up a previously impenetrable field and will be used in a wide range of university courses. It deserves a wider readership too., 'Review from previous edition This excellent little book thoroughly deserves to find the wide readership it courts, and also to endure as a standard tool for university teaching and research. It is required reading for all who are interested in ancient intellectual cultures, in the study of the oldest literary forms, and in the field of comparative literature.'Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society
