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MICHALOWSKI, P., and N. VELDHUIS, — Approaches to Sumerian Literature. Studies in Honour of Stip (H.J.L. Vanstiphout). (Cuneiform Monographs, 35). Brill Aca- demic Publishers, Leiden-Boston, 2006. (24,5 cm, 247). ISBN 978-90-04-15325-7. ISSN 0929-0052. / 107,-. After an „appreciation“ of the jubilar by the Editors, these contributions follow. Alster, B., „ and the Turtle: On Parodia Sacra in Sumerian Literature“ (p. 13-36): this tale is no theology but the composition of a literate. Brisch, N., „In Praise of the Kings of Larsa“ (p. 37-45): the royal hymns always mention the cultic duties. They are revised versions made in school. Ferrara, A.J., „A Hodgepodge of Snippets: Some Thoughts on Narrative Now and Then“ (p. 47-66): how the myth „’s Descent“ begins with the creation can be explained as a transition from aion to chronos, as seen in narratology. Gadotti, A., „Gilgames, Gudam, and the Singer in Sumerian Literature“ (p. 67-83): Gudam can be the Bull of Heaven, Huwawa, , or Ninurta. He was not executed. Hallo, W.W., „A Sumerian Apocry- phon? The Royal Correspondence of Ur Reconsidered“ (p. 85-104), opposes the thesis of F. Hubert that the Royal ASSYRIOLOGIE Correspondence is no reliable historical source. He assigns KORTE AANKONDIGINGEN it its place in the school curriculum. Katz, D., „Appeals to in Sumerian Narratives“ (p. 105-122), points out that SCHRAMM, W. — Akkadische Logogramme. (2., revidierte only in „Dumuzi and Gestinanna“ this appeal has a legal Auflage). (Göttinger Beiträge zum Alten Orient, Band argumentation. In the OB period Utu is no more a god of 5). Universitätsverlag Göttingen, Göttingen, 2010. (24,5 compassion, but the god of justice. , J., „ cm, IX, 172). ISBN 978-3-941875-65-4. ISSN 1866- Klein Man and His : A Wisdom Poem or a Cultic Lament?“ (p. 123-143), 2595. / 40,-. God studies the Sumerian and (OB) Akkadian wisdom texts Seven years after the first edition, we now have the second about the sufferer. The last lines describe it as a lament, edition of this helpful book. The basic idea is the same: an but it has lost its cultic function. Michalowski, P., „The alphabetic list of the most frequent Sumerian logograms Strange History of Tumal“ (p. 145-165): this text has no found in Akkadian texts, with their Akkadian counterparts. historical value. All its elements were gathered from school In addition, the author provides for each word a succinct texts. Rubio, G., „Sulgi and the Death of Sumerian“ (p. German translation and short references to the Concise Dic- 167-179), studies the passages in which Sulgi boasts about tionary of Akkadian (in a few cases the CAD), Labat’s his expertise in five languages. At that time, Sumerian was Manuel d’épigraphie akkadienne and/or Borger’s Mesopo- no more spoken. Veldhuis, N., „How Did They Learn tamisches Zeichenlexikon. Cuneiform? Tribute/Word List C as an Elementary Exer- The second edition is in hardcover instead of the first edi- cise“ (p. 181-200), shows that this text is a guide for tion’s soft cover. The author took the opportunity to correct beginners, giving words and numbers used in daily prac- several entries and he no longer uses Borger’s older tice. Centuries later, it acquired a high status due to its Assyrisch-babylonische Zeichenliste as a reference. Also new antiquity. Wilcke, C., „Die Hymne auf das Heiligtum Kes. is an English cover text shortly explaining the book’s pur- Zu Struktur und „Gattung“ einer altsumerischen Dichtung pose. The introduction etc. have remained the same. und zu ihrer Literaturtheorie“ (p. 201-237), shows that god This book is especially useful for students of Akkadian is singing this song (oral poetry) while is writ- and those wanting a quick reference guide for the most com- ing it down. The strophes move from the outside of the mon logograms found in Akkadian texts. The author has temple to its interior, as in a pelgrimage. — Two indexes endeavoured to cover all relevant periods of Mesopotamian conclude the book. history. An online version for private use is available at http://www.sub.uni-goettingen.de. This online version has * -surprisingly- another cover: the book has an inscription of * * Sar-kali-sarri, while the online edition has law §7 of the Codex Hammurabi. GARFINKLE, S.J., and J.C. JOHNSON (eds.) — The Growth of an Early State in Mesopotamia. Studies in Ur * III Administration. Proceedings of the First and Second * * Ur III Workshops at the 49th and 51st Rencontre Assyri- ologique Internationale, London, July 10, 2003, and Chicago, July 19, 2005. (Biblioteca del Próximo Oriente Antiguo, 5). Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientí- ficas (CSIC), Madrid, 2008. (30,5 cm, 234). ISBN 978- 84-00-08716-6.

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M. Molina, „The corpus of Neo-Sumerian tablets: an functioned as the northern frontier of the empire of Mari and overview“ (p. 19-53), offers a survey of the many texts, their how later on Dur Yagid-Lim replaced Qa††unân. F. M. Fales, provenance and the places where they are kept now; also the „Production and consumption at Dur-Katlimmu: a survey of dispersed collections. S.J. Garfinkle, „Was the Ur III state the evidence. The Middle Assyrian period“ (p. 67-85) is a bureaucratic? Patrimonialism and bureaucracy in the Ur III broad presentation, with special attention to the water supply period“ (p. 55-61), points out that on the local level family and the cattle. H. Freydank, „Betrachtungen zur Weide- ties were prevalent; the kings directed his resources using wirtschaft in Dur-Katlimmu“ (p. 87-100), shows how herd- these elite „households“. C. Fischer, „Of kings and cups“ ers computed (†û D) the increase (talittu) in flocks of (p. 63-78), studies seals picturing the king, holding a cup in cows and donkeys. A. Fügert, „Ein -Kopf und ein his hand: he is visualised as cup-holder (zabar-dib). This was Tonverschluß mit Abdrücken eines Pazuzu-Kopfes aus Tall a symbol of his divinisation. T. Sharlach, „To everything SeÌ Îamad“ (p. 101-106). F.J. Kreppner, H. Hornig, „A there is a season, turn, turn, turn“ (p. 79-97), points out the Neo-Assyrian chamber tomb in Dur-Katlimmu“ (p. 107- many (calendrical) problems of the bala system, and arrives 114): a woman found in a vault, cut in bedrock. H. Kühne, at some reconstructions of the rosters. W.W. Hallo, „Day „The rural hinterland of Dur-Katlimmu“ (p. 115-128), eval- dates in texts from Drehem“ (p. 99-118), studies the instances uates the „33 villages“ of D. in a royal inscription: this fig- of the time indication „on the day when X happened“. ure is reliable and here the Central Place Theory can be Sometimes, they shed light on the moment when a yearname applied. M.G. Massetti-Rouault, „Rural economy and steppe was formulated (p. 101-105). A new text is published. P. management in an Assyrian colony in the West. A view from Mander, „The ‚messenger texts’ from Girsu“ (p. 119-123), Tell Masaikh, Lower Euphrates, Syria“ (p. 129-149): the and F. D’Agostino, F. Pomponio, „The Umma ‚messenger importance of this site (Kar-AssurnaÒirpal) was the mainte- texts’“ (p. 125-127), describe their projects to study all these nance of the predecessor of the canal Nahr Dawrin, along the texts, records of rations for messengers. N. Vanderroost, river: it facilitated trade. C. Müller-Kessler, „Die aramäis- „Distribution géographique et organisation administrative chen Verkaufsklauseln in den Beischriften und Tontafeln aus des équipes agricoles de la province d’Umma“ (p. 129-139), Tall SeÌ Îamad und anderen Orten der Gezira“ (p. 151- shows that there were in Umma 100 „unités agricoles“ (a 162), evaluates the writing and phrases of inscriptions pub- definition of this concept, „domain unit“, can be found in lished in BATSH 6. M. Pucci, „The discovery of the city- another article, p. 159). The province Girsu was five times canal of Dur-Katlimmu“ (p. 163-174): how this canal was bigger than Umma. B. Studevent-Hickman, „The workforce dug, reinforced by a wall, and filled in when the NA Lower at Umma: some new questions“ (p. 141-147), studies the Town was built. K. Radner, „Neue assyrische Texte aus classes of workers erén, dumu-gir15, UN.IL2. N. Koslova, Dur-Katlimmu. Eine Schülertafel mit einer sumerisch-akka- „Bezeichnungen der Arbeitskräfte in Umma der Ur III-Zeit“ dischen Königshymne und andere Keilschriftfunde aus den (p. 149-206), first studies the same classes, then summarizes Jahren 2003-2009“ (p. 175-186); a supplement to her the many texts, commenting on their work, free days, super- BATSH 6. H. Reculeau, „The Lower Îabur before the visors, etc. M. Widell, „The Ur III metal loans“ (p. 207-223), Assyrians. Settlement and land use in the first half of the describes these loans; they are private initiatives. K. de second millennium BCE“ (p. 187-215): how in this Zone of Graef, „Rest in pieces. The archive of Igibuni“ (p. 225-234): Marginal Cultivation the region of Qa††unân (later: Dur Yag- the texts were thrown away by I.; why did he do that? gid-Lim) was brought under cultivation („ruralisation“) dur- This book was reviewed in JAOS 130 (2010) 668-9 (A. ing the Mari kings, and about the canal that was „opened“ Kleinerman). later. D. Shibata, „Continuity of local tradition in the Middle Habur region in the 2nd millennium B.C. The local calendar of ™abetu in the Middle Assyrian period“ (p. 217-239), * writes on the unusual month names and their meanings. F. * * Tourtet, „ at home. The presence of demonic figures in the ancient Near Eastern domestic architecture“ (p. 241- KÜHNE, H. (ed.) — Dur-Katlimmu 2008 and Beyond. (Stu- 265), studies the locations in houses of apotropaic dogs, Pap- dia Chaburensia, vol. 1). Verlag Otto Harrassowitz, sukkal statuettes, and Pazuzu, all meant to ward off Lamastu Wiesbaden, 2010. (24 cm, XI, 265). ISBN 978-3-447- and other demons. 06209-1. ISSN 1969-845X. / 54,-. This is the first volume in a new series of books, evaluat- * ing the discoveries on the river Îabur (Syria). It contains * * papers read in 2008, in loco, and a few more. A. , F. , „Réflexions sur la question de Caubet Poplin COHEN, Y. — The scribes and scholars of the city of Emar l’éléphante syrienne“ (p. 1-9), discuss the traces of the ele- in the Late Bronze Age. (Harvard Semitic Studies, 59). phant in Middle and Late Bronze Age texts and in archaeol- Eisenbrauns, Winona Lake, 2009. (23,5 cm, XXVI, ogy (now Qatna). G. , F.J. , „Hohl- Chambon Kreppner 287). ISBN 978-1-57506-931-9. $ 44.95. maßsysteme und deren „Standardisierung“ in Assyrien und Volumina von Gefäßkeramik aus Dur-Katlimmu“ (p. 11-32), This book is a thorough investigation of the identity and is a programmatic article about their new project. D. Charpin, schooling of every scribe in Emar who wrote the („ephem- „An Old Babylonian itinerary along the Îabur“ (p. 33-47), eral“) archival texts and the („literary“) school texts. Early presents a text that allows him to provisionally locate some were those who followed the „Syrian“ style; their literary cities. J.-M. Durand, „Dur Katlim(m)u/SeÌ-Îamad, how and texts (omens) still display Old Babylonian features (p. 142 why? Réflexions sur la logique d’une frontière sur le Habur“ f.). Modern were those of the „Syro-Hittite“ style, perhaps (p. 49-66), using the new itinerary, shows how the Îabur begun by the Zu-Ba’ala family of diviners; their archive was

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found in „temple“ M. and famous compositions were cop- ied here. The history of this family is studied in depth (p. 147-182). The book first offers a chronology in which the histories of families of scribes are followed; then it gives the Emar traditions their place within the context of other schools, Old Babylonian and later (in the perifery). Every scribe (his colophon and seal, if available) gets full atten- tion; also, the literary texts written by him are studied, com- paring its characteristics with parallel copies or existing traditions. For the marks BE MAN BE in colophons (p. 59 f.), see W.H. van Soldt at the end of 1996 no. 73. The enticing theory that an abandoned babyboy whose foot was impressed in clay ended as a famous scribe, appears to be untenable (p. 132).

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