Matuszak, Jana (Tübingen/Germany) – „Und du willst eine Frau sein?“ Ein sumerisches Streitgespräch zwischen zwei Frauen (Zwei Frauen B / Dialog 5)

The dissertation project aims at establishing an editio princeps of the best preserved Sumerian literary debate between two women (Two Women B / Dialogue 5). On this basis, the structure and the development of the dialogue, the underlying principles of rhetoric, and the text’s relevance for scribal education (including its usage of Emesal) will be analyzed and compared to other Sumerian debates. Finally, the role of women in the society of the early 2nd millennium BC as displayed in this and other literary texts of the period will be discussed and compared to relevant contemporary economic and legal documents. Email: jana.matuszak@gmx.de, Institut für die Kulturen des Alten Orients (IANES) Abteilung für Altorientalische Philologie Burgsteige 11 Schloss Hohentübingen 72070 Tübingen, Germany Tel.: +49-7071-29-77148