Sumerian Similes
A Panoramic View of Some of Man's Oldest Literary Images
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3962930 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Samuel Noah Kramer (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1969 |
| Volume | 89 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1 |
| Publication date | 1969-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of the American Oriental Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-0279 • E-ISSN: 2169-2289 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/598273 |
| OpenAlex | W2319468549 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
One of the rather popular poetic devices utilized by the Sumerians is the simile, characterized by the addition of gim 'like' to a word, phrase, or clause. This paper is a pioneering effort to collect and interpret the more intelligible similes found in more than twenty compositions ranging over the entire gamut of Sumerian literary genres. Though the comparisons involved are not overly imaginative and profound, they do reflect a measure of sensitivity and sensibility relative to the natural and animal world, as well as to man and his handiwork, and are not unrevealing for Sumerian culture and character
Art · Literature · Sumerian · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology · Ancient Near East History · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · History
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,04 |
| Citation span | 1976 - 2016 (41) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |