Manfred Karl Schretter

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Manfred Karl Schretter (born February 25, 1944 in Breitenwang ) is an Austrian ancient orientalist .

Life

After graduation in 1962 at Episcopal High School Paulinum in Schwaz he studied from 1962 to 1971 ancient oriental philology and classical philology in Innsbruck . After receiving his doctorate in 1971 as Dr. phil. at the University of Innsbruck in 1971 he received a research grant for the research project Innsbruck Sumerian Lexicon at the Institute for Languages ​​and Cultures of the Ancient Orient at the University of Innsbruck. From 1972 to 1977 he was a contract assistant for the research project mentioned, where he was since 1977 university assistant and lecturer (1984-1986). He was the 1986 authorization to teach as a university professor awarded for Languages and Cultures of the Ancient Near East. Since 1986 he has headed the research project Innsbruck Sumerian Lexicon , succeeding Karl Oberhuber . From October 1, 1986 to October 1, 1987, he was the provisional director of the institute. In 1988 he became senior assistant and was given a permanent job. In 1997 he was appointed associate professor. He has been married to Eveline Schretter-Irschick since 1998 .

His main research interests are Sumerian lexicology and linguistics.

Since 1962 he has been a member of the Catholic student association AV Vindelicia Innsbruck in the ÖCV .

Fonts (selection)

  • Ancient Orient and Hellas. Questions about the influence of Greek thought from ancient oriental sources, presented to the gods Nergal, Rescheph, Apollon (= Innsbruck contributions to cultural studies. Special issue 33). Institute for Linguistics of the University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck 1974, ISBN 3-85124-048-0 (also dissertation, Innsbruck 1971).
  • Emesal studies. Studies of linguistic and literary history on the so-called Sumerian women's language (= Innsbruck contributions to cultural studies. Special issue 69). Institute for Linguistics of the University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck 1990, ISBN 3-85124-142-8 (also habilitation thesis, Innsbruck 1986).
  • as editor: Karl Oberhuber: Innsbrucker Sumerisches Lexikon (ISL) of the Institute for Languages ​​and Cultures of the Ancient Orient at the University of Innsbruck. Section 1. Sumerian lexicon on bilingual literary texts. Volume 1. Sumerian lexicon on "George Reisner, Sumerian-Babylonian hymns based on sound tables from the Greek time (Berlin 1896)" (SBH) and related texts (= Innsbruck contributions to cultural studies. Special issue 70). Institute for Linguistics at the University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck 1990, ISBN 3-85124-144-4 .
  • as editor with Sebastian Fink and Martin Lang : Multilingualism. From the ancient Orient to Esperanto (= Dubsar. Volume 2). Zaphon, Münster 2018, ISBN 3-96327-004-7 .

literature

  • Robert Rollinger as editor: From Sumer to Homer. Festschrift for Manfred Schretter on his 60th birthday on February 25, 2004 (= publications on the culture and history of the Old Orient and the Old Testament. Volume 325). Ugarit-Verlag, Münster 2005, ISBN 3-934628-66-4 .

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personal data
SURNAME Schretter, Manfred Karl
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Schretter, Manfred K .; Schretter, Manfred
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian ancient orientalist
DATE OF BIRTH February 25, 1944
PLACE OF BIRTH Breitenwang