I often comment that I am not a humble person, and on that note I quite like it in a modern context myself. There's a lot of room for movement in the confines of the standard.
Because that is really the standard: literally all Akkadian poems read like that. Imitation is a powerful social driver.
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Because that is really the standard: literally all Akkadian poems read like that. Imitation is a powerful social driver.
It's really interesting to consider how close to irony these guys actually were, or if they were being entirely straight with it. Hard to say.
https://www.thechatner.com/p/a-self-praise-poem-of-shulgi-king