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17 produkter
Gilgamesh
A New Translation of the Ancient Epic
Av Sophus Helle
Häftad, 2022
171 kr
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A poem for the ages, freshly and accessibly translated by an international rising star, bringing together scholarly precision and poetic grace “Sophus Helle’s new translation . . . [is] a thrilling, enchanting, desperate thing to read.”—Nina MacLaughlin, Boston Globe “Looks to be the last word on …
Enheduana
The Complete Poems of the World's First Author
Av Sophus Helle
Häftad, 2024
209 kr
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The complete poems of the priestess Enheduana, the world’s first known author, newly translated from the original Sumerian “Helle’s translation feels urgent, incandescent, stripped of academic cladding. . . . The growing popularity of Enheduana gives all of us readers a chance to discover another …
Human
Babylonian Reflections on Labor
Av Sophus Helle
Häftad, 2026
230 kr
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Acclaimed author and translator Sophus Helle considers an ancient creation story with themes of humanity, class warfare, and catastrophic climate change. The Babylonian poem Atra-hasis is a forgotten masterpiece of political thought. Written in Akkadian in what is now southern Iraq during the early …
Enuma Elish
The Babylonian Epic of Creation
Av Johannes Haubold, Sophus Helle m. fl.
Inbunden, 2024
1134 kr
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This open access book is the first in a groundbreaking series making Babylonian literature accessible. It presents Enuma Elish in transcription and translation, with an introduction for non-specialist readers and essays from leading scholars in the field.Acting as a companion to the poem, the book …
Human
Babylonian Reflections on Labor
Av Sophus Helle
Inbunden, 2026
1143 kr
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Acclaimed author and translator Sophus Helle considers an ancient creation story with themes of humanity, class warfare, and catastrophic climate change. The Babylonian poem Atra-hasis is a forgotten masterpiece of political thought. Written in Akkadian in what is now southern Iraq during the early …
Babylonian Myths
A Guide to the Ancient Gods and Legends
Av Sophus Helle
Inbunden, 2027
152 kr
Kommande
A rollicking introduction to the world of Babylonian and Mesopotamian heroes, gods and legends. Standing for thousands of years between the Euphrates and Tigris rivers, the city of Babylon has itself attained almost mythical status – and its mythological traditions can seem stranger still. There is …
Enuma Elish
The Babylonian Epic of Creation
Av Johannes Haubold, Sophus Helle m. fl.
Häftad, 2024
370 kr
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This open access book is the first in a groundbreaking series making Babylonian literature accessible. It presents Enuma Elish in transcription and translation, with an introduction for non-specialist readers and essays from leading scholars in the field.Acting as a companion to the poem, the book …
Monkey Mind
Av Sophus Helle
Ljudbok, 2024
80 kr
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Sophus launches the podcast with a deep-dive into the human mind, this engine of chaos and expanse of possibility we all carry around inside us. The episode begins with a reminder—taken from, of all places, the British tax collection agency—to marvel at the clouds and allow ourselves to be stunned …
Serendipity
Av Sophus Helle
Ljudbok, 2024
80 kr
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The episode traces the history of a single word, serendipity, across seven centuries and just as many countries. A "serendipity" is a "happy and unexpected discovery", and the history of the word is itself full of happy and unexpected discoveries, including the history of horror and the origins of …
A Theory of Dog Ears
Av Sophus Helle
Ljudbok, 2024
80 kr
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Why do people treat their books so differently? Some people like to keep their books in near-mint condition, handling them with metaphorical gloves on and making sure that there is not a single scratch to be found on their cover. Other people, like Sophus, want to dogear the corners, doodle in the …
Forgetting to Forget
Av Sophus Helle
Ljudbok, 2024
80 kr
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We all have something we would like to forget, or something we would like others to forget about us. But it can be surprisingly difficult to forget. You can try to make yourself hold on to a memory, but letting go of it can be much trickier. Forgetfulness comes, wanted or otherwise, but always at …
Going Blank
Av Sophus Helle
Ljudbok, 2024
80 kr
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When Sophus’s grandfather died, he left behind an old encyclopedia with a mysteriously empty page. In this episode, Sophus talks about happens when we run out of words, as when the mind is made blank by old age or when our loved ones die and we grieve them in silence. Empty pages are a powerfully …
The Sex Talk
Av Sophus Helle
Ljudbok, 2025
80 kr
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When we speak of “sexual orientation,” we really just mean whether people are gay, straight, or bi. But people differ from each other in many other interesting ways. Sex, as a realm of difference, is much richer than this single orientation implies. When I talk with my friends about their desires, …
A Study in Scarlet
Av Sophus Helle
Ljudbok, 2025
80 kr
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What makes us us? Is there a feature that unites humans as a species while setting us apart from every other animal? Tool use, perhaps, or language or consciousness? This episode is about the hunt for a biological trait that would pull us all together and why that trait is so hard to find. Even if …
Drowning a Dragonfly
Av Sophus Helle
Ljudbok, 2025
80 kr
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Why do kids kill insects? It is a strange, disturbing fact that so many of us have, at some early point in our lives, plucked wings off butterflies, burned ants with magnifying glasses, or, in Sophus’s case, drowned a dragonfly. But where does semi-psychotic instinct comes from? In this episode, …
Spellbound
Av Sophus Helle
Ljudbok, 2025
80 kr
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We all make typos. Spelling mistakes range from the harmless to the disastrous, and they are almost impossible to get rid of. But what can typos teach us? What do they reveal about language and the human mind? This episode explores the hidden history of spelling mistakes, delving deep into their …
Why Alexander Wept
Av Sophus Helle
Ljudbok, 2025
80 kr
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Desire is a strange thing. It is always raging inside us, driving us on to our next pursuit. But figuring out where it comes from or where exactly it is taking us can be surprisingly tricky. Sophus ponders the nature of desire, reflecting on a quote from Die Hard, a scene from Calvin and Hobbes, …
