Impressions of Ancient Mesopotamia

Lenzi, Alan

doi:10.31826/9781463210847

2006

DOI: 10.31826/9781463210847

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Impressions of Ancient Mesopotamia

Alan Lenzi¹

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“…For discussion of the similarities and parallels between prayers and texts such as Ludlul see Jaques (2015) esp. 4–9, Lenzi (2015b), Oshima (2017) 404–9. On hymns see n. 14 below.…”

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KNOWLEDGE, SUFFERING AND THE PERFORMANCE OF WISDOM IN SOLON'SELEGY TO THE MUSESAND THE BABYLONIANPOEM OF THE RIGHTEOUS SUFFERER

Johnston

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Camb. class. j.

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This article offers a comparative reading of Solon's Elegy to the Muses (fragment 13 West) and the Babylonian Poem of the Righteous Sufferer, focusing on the interplay of literary form and theological content. It argues that in both poems, shifts in the identity and perspective of the poetic voice enable the speaker to act out, or perform, a particular vision of humanity and its relationship with the divine. The comparative analysis improves our understanding of both texts, showing for instance that Solon's elegy is a highly sophisticated attempt to articulate a coherent vision of divine justice and the human condition. It also sheds light on the particular modes in which ancient literature and theology interact in different contexts, and how this interaction could affect audiences.

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“…For discussion of the similarities and parallels between prayers and texts such as Ludlul see Jaques (2015) esp. 4–9, Lenzi (2015b), Oshima (2017) 404–9. On hymns see n. 14 below.…”

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“…59On the exemplary nature of Šubši-mešrê-Šakkan's suffering see e.g. Spieckermann (1998) 332 and Lenzi (2015b) 97. See also Moran (2002) 186: the poem's protagonist is ‘Mesopotamian Everyman’.…”

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KNOWLEDGE, SUFFERING AND THE PERFORMANCE OF WISDOM IN SOLON'SELEGY TO THE MUSESAND THE BABYLONIANPOEM OF THE RIGHTEOUS SUFFERER

Johnston

2019

Camb. class. j.

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