The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, 3. köideThomas Spencer Baynes A. and C. Black, 1875 |
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... Chaldean cosmogony as the shaper of heaven and earth , the creator of men and beasts , and of the luminaries of heaven ( Berosus , ed . Richter , p . 50 ) . At the same time , we find that the inscriptions give the title of Bel to other ...
... Chaldean cosmogony as the shaper of heaven and earth , the creator of men and beasts , and of the luminaries of heaven ( Berosus , ed . Richter , p . 50 ) . At the same time , we find that the inscriptions give the title of Bel to other ...
Page 178
... Chaldea ) . Here they attempted to build a city and a tower whose top might reach unto heaven , but were miraculously prevented by their language being confounded . In this way the diversity of human speech was accounted for ; and an ...
... Chaldea ) . Here they attempted to build a city and a tower whose top might reach unto heaven , but were miraculously prevented by their language being confounded . In this way the diversity of human speech was accounted for ; and an ...
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... Chaldea are constructed of sun - dried brick and mud . A similar tradi- tion to that of the tower of Babel is found in Central America . Xelhua , one of the seven giants rescued from the deluge , built the great pyramid of Cholula in ...
... Chaldea are constructed of sun - dried brick and mud . A similar tradi- tion to that of the tower of Babel is found in Central America . Xelhua , one of the seven giants rescued from the deluge , built the great pyramid of Cholula in ...
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... Chaldea , where some of the most important cities were situated on the Arabian side of the Euphrates . The reason of this preference for the eastern bank of the Tigris was due to its abundant supply of water , whereas the great ...
... Chaldea , where some of the most important cities were situated on the Arabian side of the Euphrates . The reason of this preference for the eastern bank of the Tigris was due to its abundant supply of water , whereas the great ...
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... Chaldea was also called Gan - duniyas or Gun - duni after the accession of the Cassite dynasty . South- eastern Chaldea , on the other hand , was termed Accad , though the name came also to be applied to the whole of Babylonia . The ...
... Chaldea was also called Gan - duniyas or Gun - duni after the accession of the Cassite dynasty . South- eastern Chaldea , on the other hand , was termed Accad , though the name came also to be applied to the whole of Babylonia . The ...
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