TY  - ECHAP
A1  - Nicolas, Thibaud
TI  - From Babylon to Númenor - The reception of Near Eastern Antiquity and the use of Akkadian sources in the work of J. R. R Tolkien
T3  - Rencontres
M1  - 612
DO  - 10.48611/isbn.978-2-406-15954-4.p.0143
SN  - 978-2-406-15954-4
SP  - 143
EP  - 163
AB  - In the 1930s, Tolkien began to develop the first version of the story of the Downfall of Númenor. At the same time, several works appeared on Akkadian (the Semitic language of Mesopotamia inscribed on cuneiform tablets) and the myths of ancient Mesopotamia. These Assyriological discoveries influenced the invention of Adûnaic, the language of Númenor, and played a role in the creation of a central myth of the Legendary.
PY  - 2024
DA  - 2024/02/14
DP  - Classiques Garnier
PB  - Classiques Garnier
CY  - Paris
KW  - Ancient literature, fantasy studies, ancient Near East, comparative literature
LA  - fre
UR  - https://classiques-garnier.com/tolkien-et-l-antiquite-passe-et-antiquites-en-terre-du-milieu-from-babylon-to-numenor.html
Y2  - 2024/05/31
ER  -