Table of Contents

Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Conventions
Introduction
1: Sumerian Hymns of the Old Babylonian Period
2: Akkadian Hymns of the Old Babylonian Period
3: The Hittite Evidence in the Light of the Old Babylonian Sources
4: Introductory Remarks on the Early Greek and Mesopotamian Sources
5: Hymnic Openings
6: A Case of Negative Predication
7: Variations on the Names of the Goddess
8: Sumerian and Hittite Notes on Iliad 1.62-4
Conclusion
Catalogue A: Old Babylonian Hymns
Catalogue B: Old Babylonian Akkadian Hymns
Catalogue C: Hittite Hymns
Catalogue D: Greek Hymns and Authors
References

About the Author

Christopher Metcalf is the Junior Research Fellow in Lesser Known Languages and Scripts of the Ancient World at Wolfson College, University of Oxford.

Reviews

The Gods Rich in Praise sets a new standard for work on the relationship between Greek and Near Eastern literature, and will be a standard reference point for anyone who wants to do serious work in this area in future.
*Ian Rutherford, Mnemosyne*