Myths from Mesopotamia: Creation, the Flood, Gilgamesh, and OthersStephanie Dalley Oxford University Press, 1998 - 339 pages The ancient civilization of Mesopotamia thrived between the rivers Tigris and Euphrates over 4,000 years ago. The myths collected here, originally written in cuneiform on clay tablets, include parallels with the biblical stories of the Creation and the Flood, and the famous Epic of Gilgamesh, the tale of a man of great strength, whose heroic quest for immortality is dashed through one moment of weakness. Recent developments in Akkadian grammar and lexicography mean that this new translation--complete with notes, a glossary of deities, place-names, and key terms, and illustrations of the mythical monsters featured in the text--will replace all other versions. |
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... Akkadian at the Universities of Edinburgh and Oxford and is now Shillito Fellow in Assyriology at the Oriental Institute , Oxford , and a Senior Research Fellow of Somerville College . She is editor and main author of The Legacy of ...
... Akkadian at the Universities of Edinburgh and Oxford and is now Shillito Fellow in Assyriology at the Oriental Institute , Oxford , and a Senior Research Fellow of Somerville College . She is editor and main author of The Legacy of ...
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... Akkadian language during the past three decades , and so many new clay tablets have come to light , that new translations need no justification . In the same measure , scholarship will continue in future to improve on present efforts ...
... Akkadian language during the past three decades , and so many new clay tablets have come to light , that new translations need no justification . In the same measure , scholarship will continue in future to improve on present efforts ...
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... Stephanie Dalley. LIST OF FIGURES 1. Map of the Near East showing where Akkadian myths have been found , and places named in the myths 2. Mythical monsters referred to in the translations xxii 316 SIGLA AND ABBREVIATIONS [ ] ( ) [ ( )
... Stephanie Dalley. LIST OF FIGURES 1. Map of the Near East showing where Akkadian myths have been found , and places named in the myths 2. Mythical monsters referred to in the translations xxii 316 SIGLA AND ABBREVIATIONS [ ] ( ) [ ( )
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... Akkadian , a broad term which comprises the Semitic Babylonian and Assyrian dialects that were spoken and written for over two thousand years down to the time of Alexander's successors , the Seleucids . Clay tablets , which are ...
... Akkadian , a broad term which comprises the Semitic Babylonian and Assyrian dialects that were spoken and written for over two thousand years down to the time of Alexander's successors , the Seleucids . Clay tablets , which are ...
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... Akkadian , and is also true to a lesser extent of stories written in Akkadian . A later version is not necessarily fuller than an earlier one : for example , the latest version of Ishtar's Descent from Nineveh is slightly briefer than ...
... Akkadian , and is also true to a lesser extent of stories written in Akkadian . A later version is not necessarily fuller than an earlier one : for example , the latest version of Ishtar's Descent from Nineveh is slightly briefer than ...
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Common terms and phrases
Adad Adapa Addressed his words Akkadian alewife Anshar Anunnaki Anzu Apsu assembly Assyria Atrahasis Babylon battle Berossus Bull of Heaven cattle created cult centres death door dream dwelling eagle Ekur Ellil Enki Enkidu Epic of Creation epithet Ereshkigal Eridu Erra and Ishum Etana face father Flood gate Gilgamesh spoke goddess gods heard and spoke Hittite Humbaba Huwawa Igigi Ishtar Ishum Kakka king kingship Lahmu land lapis lazuli lines missing listened looked Lord mankind mantle of radiance Marduk Mesopotamia millennium mother mountain myth Namtar Nergal Nergal and Ereshkigal night Nineveh Ninsun Ninurta Nusku Old Babylonian Qingu rites roam open country sage seven Shamash Shamhat shrines sleep slew speech Sumerian story Tablet of Destinies temple Tiamat took translation Underworld Ur-shanabi Uruk Ut-napishtim utterance vizier voice heard warrior Erra weapons weep wild winds young