4.5 Religious poetry and hymnology

There are 24 entries associated with this topic.

Apostles as merchants (1)
Arrows back to archers (1)
At your word the earth shakes (1)
'Brother' and 'sister' as 'lover' (1)
Death of Tammuz (1)
The ending formula of a hymn (1)
Garden of Tammuz (1)
Gardens of Adonis (1)
Gardens of Adonis (2)
The god delivered us to the enemy (1)
The goddess dressing (1)
The gods abandon the city (1)
Going to the bride's house (1)
The Hebrew Song of Songs (1)
The idol of jealousy (1)
Let's go to the field (1)
The personae in the Song of Songs (1)
Resurrected one in garden (1)
The risen Christ and Mary (John 20) (1)
The symbolic titles (1)
Syncretic hymn to Ninurta (1)
Weeping for a god (1)
Weeping in Sun's temple (1)
Weeping in Sun's temple (2)

4. Religious and philosophical literature and poetry (358)

4.1 Myths (228)

4.1 Myths (228)

4.1.1 Adapa (ascent to heaven) (12)

4.1.2 Atrahasis (flood) (21)

4.1.3 Descent of Ištar (36)

4.1.4 Enūma eliš (creation) (33)

4.1.5 Erra (9)

4.1.6 Etana (ascent to heaven) (14)

4.1.7 Gilgameš (search for life) (65)

4.1.7.1 Enkidu (4)

4.1.8 Nergal and Ereškigal (1)

4.1.9 Ninurta myths (32)

4.1.9.1 Ninurta and Anzû (15)

4.1.9.2 Ninurta and Asakku (Lugal ud melambi nirgal) (7)

4.1.9.3 Return of Ninurta (Angimdimma) (6)

4.1.10 Theomachia myths (24)

4.1.11 Inanna and Dumuzi (3)

4.1.12 Home of the Fish (1)

 

4.2 Royal epics and legends (27)

4.2 Royal epics and legends (27)

4.2.1 Lugalbanda epics (6)

4.2.2 Sargon legends (15)

4.2.3 Naram-Sin legends (1)

4.2.4 Tukulti-Ninurta epic (4)

4.2.5 Sargon II epic

4.2.6 Assurbanipal epic

4.2.7 Nebuchadnezzar epics

 

4.3 Wisdom literature (63)

4.3 Wisdom literature (63)

4.3.1 Philosophical and moral treatises (9)

4.3.1.1 Babylonian Job (Ludlul bēl nēmeqi) (8)

4.3.1.2 Advice to the Prince

4.3.2 Sapiential and educational treatises (1)

4.3.2.1 Counsels of wisdom (Ummānu māršu imallik) (1)

4.3.2.2 Examenstext A (Ummānu māršu isanniq)

4.3.2.3 In Praise of the Scribal Art

4.3.3 Dialogues and debates (9)

4.3.3.1 Theodicy (Ašiš gana luqbika) (3)

4.3.3.2 Tamarisk and palm (Iškar bini)

4.3.4 Fables and tales (7)

4.3.4.1 Fable of fox (Iškar šēlebi) (1)

4.3.4.2 Poor man of Nippur (Mār Nippuri katû u lapnu)

4.3.5 Satires

4.3.5.1 Master and slave (Ardu šimanni)

4.3.5.2 Jester (Aluzinnu)

4.3.6 Proverb collections (39)

4.3.6.1 Instructions of Šuruppak (2)

4.3.6.2 Ahiqar (28)

4.3.6.3 Series of Sidu

4.3.7 Novels (1)

4.3.7.1 Netherworld vision of the crown prince (1)

 

4.5 Religious poetry and hymnology (24)

4.5 Religious poetry and hymnology (24)

4.5.1 Ballads (1)

4.5.2 Divine love lyrics (7)

4.5.3 Elegies lamenting the death of Tammuz (9)

4.5.4 Lamentations/penitential psalms (9)

4.5.4.1 Balag (5)

4.5.4.2 Eršahunga

4.5.4.3 Eršemma

4.5.4.4 taqribtu

4.5.5 Psalms/cultic songs (2)

 

4.6 Poetic and literary devices (16)

4.6 Poetic and literary devices (16)

4.6.1 Meter

4.6.2 Syllable count (1)

4.6.3 Rhyme

4.6.4 Alliteration and assonance

4.6.5 Parallelism membrorum

4.6.6 Repetition/refrain (1)

4.6.7 Anaphora (1)

4.6.8 Paronomasy

4.6.9 Parataxis

4.6.10 Antithesis

4.6.11 Chiasm

4.6.12 Climax

4.6.13 Acrostic (1)

4.6.14 Simile (4)

4.6.15 Allegory (1)

4.6.16 Metaphor (3)

4.6.17 Diglossia

4.6.18 Intertextuality