Was sprach der eine zum anderen? Argumentationsformen in den sumerischen Rangstreitgesprächen
Eight disputations on precedence have been preserved from Ancient Mesopotamia. In these texts, two opposing understandings of everyday life engage in a verbal argument. The works served at one time to teach oratorical competency to individuals receiving advanced literacy training. This volume examin...
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Berlin/Boston
De Gruyter
2019
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| Series: | Untersuchungen zur Assyriologie und vorderasiatischen Archäologie
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| Summary: | Eight disputations on precedence have been preserved from Ancient Mesopotamia. In these texts, two opposing understandings of everyday life engage in a verbal argument. The works served at one time to teach oratorical competency to individuals receiving advanced literacy training. This volume examines the argumentation structure of the dialogues, thereby contributing to research on oratorical practice in the Ancient Middle East. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 electronic resource (436 p.) |
| ISBN: | 9783110634327 9783110625554;9783110631357 |
| Access: | Open Access |