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Author | : Wilfred G. Lambert |
Publisher | : Penn State Press |
Total Pages | : 657 |
Release | : 2013-09-26 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1575068613 |
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For much of the last half of the twentieth century, W. G. Lambert devoted much of his research energy and effort to the study of Babylonian texts dealing with Mesopotamian ideas regarding creation, including especially Enuma Elish. This volume, which appears almost exactly 2 years after Lambert’s death, distills a lifetime of learning by the world’s foremost expert on these texts. Lambert provides a full transliteration and translation of the 7 tablets of Enuma Elish, based on the known exemplars, as well as coverage of a number of other texts that bear on, or are thought to bear on, Mesopotamian notions of the origin of the world, mankind, and the gods. New editions of seventeen additional “creation tales” are provided, including “Enmesharra’s Defeat,” “Enki and Ninmah,” “The Slaying of Labbu,” and “The Theogony of Dunnu.” Lambert pays special attention, of course, to the connection of the main epic, Enuma Elish, with the rise and place of Marduk in the Babylonian pantheon. He traces the development of this deity’s origin and rise to prominence and elaborates the relationship of this text, and the others discussed, to the religious and political climate Babylonia. The volume includes 70 plates (primarily hand-copies of the various exemplars of Enuma Elish) and extensive indexes.
Author | : Wilfred G. Lambert |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 640 |
Release | : 2013 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781575062471 |
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For much of the last half of the twentieth century, W. G. Lambert devoted much of his research energy and effort to the study of Babylonian texts dealing with Mesopotamian ideas regarding creation, including especially Enuma Elish. This volume, which appears almost exactly 2 years after Lambert's death, distills a lifetime of learning by the world's foremost expert on these texts. Lambert provides a full transliteration and translation of the 7 tablets of Enuma Elish, based on the known exemplars, as well as coverage of a number of other texts that bear on, or are thought to bear on, Mesopotamian notions of the origin of the world, mankind, and the gods. New editions of seventeen additional "creation tales" are provided, including "Enmesharra's Defeat," "Enki and Ninmah," "The Slaying of Labbu," and "The Theogony of Dunnu." Lambert pays special attention, of course, to the connection of the main epic, Enuma Elish, with the rise and place of Marduk in the Babylonian pantheon. He traces the development of this deity's origin and rise to prominence and elaborates the relationship of this text, and the others discussed, to the religious and political climate Babylonia. The volume includes 70 plates (primarily hand-copies of the various exemplars of Enuma Elish) and extensive indexes.
Author | : Leonard William King |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : Akkadian language |
ISBN | : |
Download The Seven Tablets of Creation Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : Alexander Heidel |
Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages | : 177 |
Release | : 2009-06-24 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 022611242X |
Download The Babylonian Genesis Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Here is a complete translation of all the published cuneiform tablets of the various Babylonian creation stories, of both the Semitic Babylonian and the Sumerian material. Each creation account is preceded by a brief introduction dealing with the age and provenance of the tablets, the aim and purpose of the story, etc. Also included is a translation and discussion of two Babylonian creation versions written in Greek. The final chapter presents a detailed examination of the Babylonian creation accounts in their relation to our Old Testament literature.
Author | : Don Nardo |
Publisher | : Greenhaven Publishing LLC |
Total Pages | : 104 |
Release | : 2012-09-07 |
Genre | : Young Adult Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 0737766476 |
Download Babylonian Mythology Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This volume looks at Babylonian Mythology, drawing connections between ancient Babylonian culture and its myths, explaining how the beliefs, values, and experiences of that culture are represented in its treasured stories. Readers are treated to a map of ancient Mesopotamia, a family tree of the major gods, a table of major characters with name pronunciations with brief descriptions, sidebars, and fact boxes.
Author | : Stephanie Dalley |
Publisher | : Oxford Paperbacks |
Total Pages | : 369 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Literary Collections |
ISBN | : 0199538360 |
Download Myths from Mesopotamia Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The stories translated here all of ancient Mesopotamia, and include not only myths about the Creation and stories of the Flood, but also the longest and greatest literary composition, the Epic of Gilgamesh. This is the story of a heroic quest for fame and immortality, pursued by a man of great strength who loses a unique opportunity through a moment's weakness. So much has been discovered in recent years both by way of new tablets and points of grammar and lexicography that these new translations by Stephanie Dalley supersede all previous versions. -- from back cover.
Author | : E. A. Wallis Sir Budge |
Publisher | : Good Press |
Total Pages | : 81 |
Release | : 2019-11-19 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : |
Download The Babylonian Legends of the Creation Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
"The Babylonian Legends of the Creation" presents the texts of the first Babylonian clay tablets presented to the scientific world in 1848. Many of the stories reflected the mythical history of creation. The authors of this book were among the pioneers of archaeology, who made the earliest attempts to see and analyze these artifacts. The presented here book covers the history of discoveries of the tablets, their contents, and comments regarding Babylonian mythology.
Author | : Lewis Spence |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 506 |
Release | : 1920 |
Genre | : Assyro-Babylonian religion |
ISBN | : |
Download Myths & Legends of Babylonia & Assyria Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
A collection of Babylonian and Assyrian myths and legends, including various analogues of the biblical flood story and discussions of the history of Babylon and Assyria, and descriptions of various forms of Babylonian worship, Assyrian cults, and archaeological excavation of Babylonian and Assyrian sites.
Author | : Pirjo Lapinkivi |
Publisher | : State Archives of Assyria Cuneiform Texts |
Total Pages | : 115 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : Akkadian language |
ISBN | : 9789521013331 |
Download The Neo-Assyrian Myth of Ištar's Descent and Resurrection Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
"Critical edition of the 'Descent of Iéstar to the Netherworld'"--p. v.
Author | : L. W. King |
Publisher | : Library of Alexandria |
Total Pages | : 24 |
Release | : 1902-01-01 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1465517707 |
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