Some Cruces in the Langdon Epic
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5024879 |
|---|---|
| Authors | W F Albright (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1919 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Pages | 65 |
| Publication date | 1919-01-01 |
| 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 | 10.2307/592718 |
| OpenAlex | W2317169017 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
SINCE LANGDON 'S PUBLICATION of the Sumerian Epic of Paradise, the Flood, and the Fall of Man in 1915, a very remarkable divergency of opinion in regard to its interpretation has arisen. Even the translations disagree to an extent which would have delighted the heart of Von Gutschmidt, the harsh censor of young Assyriology. There is, however, no excuse for discouragement; thanks to the efforts of a few scholars much has been accomplished already.' In dealing with a loosely-jointed, composite production of a mythological nature, the best method of solution is philological, liberally assisted by comparative mythological data and analogies. To Jastrow's position of vantage in this field is largely due his success in elucidating difficult passages (e. g. obv. II, 20-32), and in comprehending the text as a whole. To Langdon's learning and experience in Sumeriology we surely owe enough; his moreover is the honor of having discovered and first translated the poem. Let us hope that AJSL2 33. 245 is not meant to exclude the right of the Kvvapta, rf~tOLv alvor
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