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Sumerian Liturgies and Psalms

by Stephen Langdon

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About this book

Explore the ancient temple library of Nippur through mythological and theological hymns that reveal early Sumerian beliefs on creation, paradise lost, and divine kingship, shedding light on the origins of religious thought and liturgical traditions.

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19 chapters in all. The first chapter is free to read with no account.

02Lamentation of Ishme-Dagan Over Nippur. 13856 (No. 1)
03Liturgy of Ishme-Dagan. 11005 (No. 2)
04Liturgical Hymn to Innini. 7847 (No. 3 and duplicate No. 4)
05Psalm to Enlil Containing a Long Intercession by the Mother Goddess. 15204 (No. 5)
06Lamentation on the Pillage of Lagash by the Elamites. 2154 (No. 6)
07Lamentation to Innini on the Sorrows of Erech. 13859 (Poebel No. 26)
08Liturgical Hymn to Sin. 8097 (No. 7)
09Lamentation on the Destruction of Ur. 7080 (No. 11)
10Liturgical Hymns of the Tammuz Cult. 3656 (Myhrman No. 5)
11A Liturgy to Enlil, Series e-lum gud-sun (Zimmern KL. No. 11)
12Early Form of the Series d.Babbar-gim-è-ta 11359 (Myhrman No. 8)

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