"Maledicta Mesopotamica": insultos e imprecaciones en el Próximo Oriente Antiguo

• Rocío Da Riva ^[1]
  1. [1] Universitat de Barcelona

     Universitat de Barcelona

     Barcelona, España

     
• Localización: Historiae, ISSN 1697-5456, Nº. 4, 2007, págs. 25-56
• Idioma: español
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• Resumen

  • This article deals with insults, curses and obscenities in Sumerian and Akkadian texts. Its aim is simply to present a brief introduction to the topic. We are fully aware of the cultural gap betwe en Ancient Mesopotamian culture and 21st century thinking, and of the difficulty of understanding verbal abuse without a critical and pragmatic approach. The article also offers a preliminary classification of insults.