Of Sumerian Songs and Spells: the meanings and uses of ser3(-)ku3
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Publication Date
2019-11-06Journal Title
Altorientalische Forschungen
ISSN
0232-8461
Publisher
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
Volume
46
Issue
2
Pages
270-300
Type
Article
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Worthington, M. (2019). Of Sumerian Songs and Spells: the meanings and uses of ser3(-)ku3. Altorientalische Forschungen, 46 (2), 270-300. https://doi.org/10.1515/aofo-2019-0018
Abstract
The paper explores the uses of the Sumerian expression ser3-ku3, with a view to clarifying its sense. It argues that there are two main uses, ‘incantation’ and ‘hymn’, probably correlating respectively with one-word (‘univerbated’) and two-word incarnations of the expression. This hypothesis finds support in the phrase’s loan and translation into Babylonian.
Keywords
Sumerian lexicography, univerbation, incantations, hymns, me
Sponsorship
The Institute for the Study of the Ancient World
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External DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/aofo-2019-0018
This record's URL: https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/295092
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