The Meter of Hurrian Narrative Song

The Hurrian version of the Song of Release is shown to have the same metrical structure as the Hittite version. Therefore, it is argued that the meter of the Hittite instantiation of Hurro-Hittite narrative song is adapted from the Hurrian tradition.

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Main Author: Bachvarova, Mary R. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:German
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Published: De Gruyter 2011
In: Altorientalische Forschungen
Year: 2011, Volume: 38, Issue: 2, Pages: 285-308
Further subjects:B meter
B Poetics
B prosody
B Hurro-Hittite narrative song
B Song of Release
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Summary:The Hurrian version of the Song of Release is shown to have the same metrical structure as the Hittite version. Therefore, it is argued that the meter of the Hittite instantiation of Hurro-Hittite narrative song is adapted from the Hurrian tradition.
ISSN:2196-6761
Contains:Enthalten in: Altorientalische Forschungen
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1524/aofo.2011.0019