{"product_id":"sumerian-hymns-from-cuneiform-texts","title":"Sumerian Hymns from Cuneiform Texts","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat do people ask of their gods when health, home and harvest feel uncertain?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSumerian Hymns from Cuneiform Texts gathers ancient devotional poetry from southern Mesopotamia, the land of the earliest cities. Frederick Augustus Vanderburgh brings readers close to songs preserved in wedge-shaped writing on clay tablets. Here, worshippers praise divine powers and ask for mercy, protection and forgiveness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe collection opens a window onto worship shaped by sky, storm, sun, water and grain. Its songs of praise and prayers for help belong to temples, festivals and offerings, rather than private reading. Their repeated lines invite you to imagine a priest or gathered group speaking them aloud.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eInside this book\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDevotion preserved on tablets\u003c\/strong\u003e – Explore hymns preserved on clay tablets, carrying ancient words of praise and devotion.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePraise through divine powers\u003c\/strong\u003e – See how hymns name gods through the forces people encounter in daily life.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePrayers for ordinary needs\u003c\/strong\u003e – Find requests for health, safe homes and good harvests alongside appeals for forgiveness.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWorship spoken together\u003c\/strong\u003e – Imagine repeated lines in the setting of temples, festivals and offerings.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAn early literary world\u003c\/strong\u003e – Meet some of the oldest written literature through its praise, petitions and hopes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers of ancient religion, Mesopotamian history and early literature, and anyone curious about prayer long before the Bible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page now and encounter the prayers preserved in Sumer’s clay tablets.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59534658437468,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/04511_en_ebook-front_c26.jpg?v=1792175017","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/products\/sumerian-hymns-from-cuneiform-texts","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}