Was sprach der eine zum anderen? Argumentationsformen in den sumerischen Rangstreitgesprächen

Mittermayer, Catherine

Was sprach der eine zum anderen? Argumentationsformen in den sumerischen Rangstreitgesprächen - Berlin/Boston De Gruyter 2019 - 1 electronic resource (436 p.)

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Eight disputations on precedence have been preserved from Ancient Mesopotamia. In these texts, two opposing understandings of everyday life engage in a verbal argument. The works served at one time to teach oratorical competency to individuals receiving advanced literacy training. This volume examines the argumentation structure of the dialogues, thereby contributing to research on oratorical practice in the Ancient Middle East.


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9783110634327 9783110625554;9783110631357

10.1515/9783110634327 doi


Middle Eastern history
Ancient religions & mythologies

Precedence debates Sumerian argumentation elocution