Manfred Karl Schretter
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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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 |