Babylonian Hymns and Prayers (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Babylonian Hymns and Prayers The cuneiform texts here presented were, with two exceptions (nos. 1 and already copied and autographed during my sojourn in Philadelphia in 1907, and this volume was first announced as early as 1905. The delay in publication is due to the same causes which I have indicated in the Preface to my recently published sumerian administrative documents. In order to make this new and interesting material accessible to the learned world as soon as possible, the cuneiform texts are here first published by themselves, together with photographic reproductions of the originals. This publication of the texts has, of course, only been possible after a more or less complete transcription and interpretation of the tablets, but in order not to delay the appearance of the texts proper any longer, I reserve a full translation 'and discussion of the texts for another place. In regard to the method of the autograph reproduction of the texts, I have been working on the principles governing hitherto the publications of cuneiform texts by the University of Pennsylvania, which was to reproduce the original script as closely as is possible, not only in the natural size, but also reproducing the peculiarities of the ductus. On account of the unusually small size and the crowding together of the characters on most of the Nippur tablets, however, I have been laboring with the constant feeling that it would have been almost humanitarian not only to the prospective reader but also to the copyist, if an exception had been made to this rule, and the writing, in some cases at least, had been enlarged to one and a half times the natural size. I have endeavored, however, to make the script as distinct and easy to read as has been possible under the principle followed. To the honored and esteemed Provost of the University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Charles Custis Harrison, I beg respectfully to dedicate this volume as a small token of my great esteem and gratitude for his interest and generosity. Again I beg to express my gratitude to Mrs. Charles Custis Harrison, who by continued generosity has provided the means for the preparation of this volume, and to Mr. Eckley B. Coxe, J r. For his sustained interest in this work. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.