Ar-Lamech of Sirap's Songs Rescued from the Deluge

-flood was overtaken, and thus had no more time to make use of the psalms of the Ur-Lamech The prefix "Ur-" denotes "original" or "primordial." Here it refers to the biblical patriarch Lamech, who in this context is imagined as a poet living before the Great Flood..

The author took refuge with his work in the Ark Referring to Noah's Ark, the vessel used to survive the biblical Deluge.. I find it superfluous and too tedious to recount how these songs have been preserved through so many centuries until our own day, and why they are only now seeing the light of day. Since they only aim for the conversion of the wicked, they did not enjoy the brilliant success of the songs of Elihu Elihu is a character from the Book of Job. In 18th-century literary circles, there was significant interest in "recovering" or imitating the poetry of such ancient biblical figures.. But perhaps a time is being awaited for the publication of these songs when the general corruption of morals—which compelled the good Ur-Lamech to write in the first place—will once again plague the earth.

So This "So" is a catchword, a common feature in old books where the first word of the following page is printed at the bottom right to assist the binder and the reader.