Sumerian Liturgies and Psalms
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Ancient temple songs emerge here through tablets, fragments and the patient work of comparing surviving texts. Stephen Langdon introduces the religious holdings of the Nippur collection, distinguishing mythological and theological compositions from hymns and psalms used in public worship. His discussion traces how older songs of lament and praise were gathered into services addressed to particular deities, with attention to musical organization and the development of ritual.
The volume combines scholarly explanation with transliterated Sumerian and English translations arranged in numbered lines. Its contents include laments for damaged cities, hymns to Enlil and Innini, and a liturgy associated with the temple of Kes. Gaps and uncertain readings remain visible on the page.
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- Author
- Stephen Langdon
- Reading time
- About 3 hours
- Pages
- 200
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Ancient History
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