Ad Astra: Graphic Signalling in the Acrostic Hymn of Nebuchadnezzar II (BM 55469)

Martina Schmidl

doi:10.1515/aofo-2021-0021

Ad Astra: Graphic Signalling in the Acrostic Hymn of Nebuchadnezzar II (BM 55469)

Titel in Übersetzung: Zu den Sternen: Grafisches Signalisieren in der akrostischen Hymne Nebukadnezars II. (BM 55469)

Martina Schmidl

Institut für Orientalistik

Veröffentlichungen: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift › Artikel › Peer Reviewed

Abstract

This article
It is shown that the content of the stanza is mirrored in its orthography, thereby enhancing the central message of the passage.

Titel in Übersetzung	Zu den Sternen: Grafisches Signalisieren in der akrostischen Hymne Nebukadnezars II. (BM 55469)
Originalsprache	Englisch
Seiten (von - bis)	318-326
Seitenumfang	9
Fachzeitschrift	Altorientalische Forschungen
Jahrgang	48
Ausgabenummer	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1515/aofo-2021-0021
Publikationsstatus	Veröffentlicht - 30 Nov. 2021

ÖFOS 2012

602056 Altorientalistik

Schlagwörter

Orthografie
Akrostikon
Akrostische Hymne Nebukadnezars II
Nabû
Marduk
Bedeutungskonstruktion

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https://phaidra.univie.ac.at/o:1405429Lizenz: CC BY 4.0

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REPAC: Repetition, Parallelism and Creativity: An Inquiry into the Construction of Meaning in Ancient Mesopotamian Literature and Erudition Fact Sheet
De Zorzi, N.
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Ad Astra: Graphic Signalling in the Acrostic Hymn of Nebuchadnezzar II (BM 55469)

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ÖFOS 2012

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REPAC: Repetition, Parallelism and Creativity: An Inquiry into the Construction of Meaning in Ancient Mesopotamian Literature and Erudition Fact Sheet

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