Of Sumerian Songs and Spells: the meanings and uses of ser3(-)ku3
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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.
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Sumerian lexicography, univerbation, incantations, hymns, me
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Altorientalische Forschungen
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0232-8461
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46
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Walter de Gruyter GmbH
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The Institute for the Study of the Ancient World