The Paradigmatic Character of Mesopotamian Heroes

ersch. 1975; astral bodies as paradigmatic patterns; <i>pukku</i> and <i>mekkû</i>; the Gilgameš epic is not directly concerned with man’s request for eternal life but with life and death as an eternal cycle.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Alster, Bendt
Format: Print Article
In:RA
Year: 1974, Volume: 68, Pages: 49-60
KeiBi Identifier:36:127
All Reviews:Shnaton 4 (1980, ersch. 1982) 308-313 (R. Kutscher)
AfO 25 (1974/77, ersch. 1978) 186-189 (V. K. Afanasieva)
BLOT 1978 103 (W. G. Lambert)
JNES 37 (1978) 269-273 (W. W. Hallo)
ArOr 47 (1979, ersch. 1980) 363-366 (B. Hruška)
Religious Studies Review 6 (1980) 227 (J. L. Crenshaw)
RA 70 (1976) 76-77 (M. Lambert)
ВО 35 (1978, ersch. 1980) 183-186 (W. H. Ph. Römer)
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Summary:ersch. 1975; astral bodies as paradigmatic patterns; <i>pukku</i> and <i>mekkû</i>; the Gilgameš epic is not directly concerned with man’s request for eternal life but with life and death as an eternal cycle.