• Robert Rollinger - Irene Madreiter - Martin Lang - Cinzia Pappi (Eds.)

The Intellectual Heritage of the Ancient Near East

Proceedings of the 64th Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale and the 12th Melammu Symposium, University of Innsbruck, July 16‒20, 2018

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Robert Rollinger
is Professor of Ancient History and Ancient Near Eastern Studies at the University of Innsbruck

Irene Madreiter
is Associate Professor at the department of Ancient History and Ancient Near Eastern Studies at the University of Innsbruck

Martin Lang
is Associate Professor at the department of Ancient History and Ancient Near Eastern Studies at the University of Innsbruck

Cinzia Pappi
is affiliated Researcher at the School of Advanced Studies “Re-thinking Oriental Despotism” at the Freie Universität Berlin



ISBN 978-3-7001-8574-1 Print Edition
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doi: https://doi.org/10.1553/978OEAW85741

2023,  904 Seiten , 21,5x17,5cm, gebunden, deutsch, englisch
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In July 2018 the 64th Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale (RAI) and the 12th Melammu Symposium were held together in Innsbruck. The topic of the conference, “The Intellectual Heritage of the Ancient Near East”, represented one of the main scientific objectives of the Melammu Project and aimed to investigate the continuity, transformation, diffusion and legacy of Ancient Near Eastern cultures from the third millennium BCE until the rise of Islam and beyond. The conference, hosting more than 200 papers, was a unique opportunity to discuss various aspects of the main theme, as well as other topics related to organized workshops. The forty papers and two keynotes in this volume provide an excellent selection of the lively discussions that took place during the conference.

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Im Juli 2018 fand in Innsbruck der 64. Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale (RAI) zusammen mit dem 12. Melammu Symposium zum Thema „The Intellectual Heritage of the Ancient Near East“, dem zentralen Anliegen des Melammu-Projekts, statt. Ziel war es, Kontinuität und Wandel sowie Ausdehnung und Nachleben altorientalischer Kulturen vom 3. Jahrtausend v. Chr. bis zum Aufstieg des Islam und darüber hinaus zu ergründen. Über 200 Vorträge und weitere themenspezifische Workshops boten den Besuchern der Konferenz die einzigartige Gelegenheit, über unterschiedliche Aspekte des Hauptthemas zu diskutieren. Die 40 Einzelbeiträge und zwei Keynotes des vorliegenden Bandes sind eine repräsentative Auswahl der lebhaften Diskussionen, die während der Konferenz stattfanden.

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Humour in Sumerian Didactic Literature

    Jana Matuszak

The Intellectual Heritage of the Ancient Near East, pp. 597-612, 2023/04/12

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Abstract

Sumerian disputations and “diatribes” have often been described as “humorous” compositions, but the exact nature of the underlying humour has not been investigated so far. Bearing in mind the difficulties of identifying and correctly interpreting humour in ancient works of literature, an attempt at a systematic study of humour in Sumerian didactic disputations and “diatribes” will be made. The study will focus on a selection of relevant texts, namely the disputations between schoolboys known as Dialogues 1–3, the disputation between women known as Two Women B or Dialogue 5, the Diatribes B and C (also known as Engardu the Fool and He is a Good Seed of a Dog, respectively), as well as two hitherto unpublished “diatribes” against women entitled The Evil Mouth and Woman Perfecting Evil. Since all these compositions are characterized by an abundance of insults, one aim of the investigation is to determine if and how these insults could have had a humorous effect. In this context, the ancient “Sitz im Leben” of the compositions will also be taken into consideration. While it is evident that these texts were studied at school, and probably had little relevance outside of it, at least the disputations potentially could have been performed on stage. Hence, the presence of an (imaginary, potential or actual) audience will be included in the discussion of humour in Sumerian didactic literature.

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