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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... tablets found there by the British Archaeological Expedition to Iraq as well as a book for the general reader about those discoveries , Mari and Karana ( 1984 ) . She has taught Akkadian at the ... Tablet of Destinies OXFORD WORLD'S CLASSICS.
... tablets found there by the British Archaeological Expedition to Iraq as well as a book for the general reader about those discoveries , Mari and Karana ( 1984 ) . She has taught Akkadian at the ... Tablet of Destinies OXFORD WORLD'S CLASSICS.
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... tablets on which they were written ( see Sigla and Abbre- viations ) , although it must be remembered that a tablet may be of a later date than the version of the story written upon it . Names are variously spelt according to the form ...
... tablets on which they were written ( see Sigla and Abbre- viations ) , although it must be remembered that a tablet may be of a later date than the version of the story written upon it . Names are variously spelt according to the form ...
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... Tablets from the Sippar Library II . Tablet II of the Babylonian Creation Epic ' , Iraq , 52 , pp . 149-58 . George , A. R. , and Al - Rawi , F. N. H. 1996 , ' Tablets from the Sippar Library VI . Atrahasis ' , Iraq , 58 , pp . 147-90 ...
... Tablets from the Sippar Library II . Tablet II of the Babylonian Creation Epic ' , Iraq , 52 , pp . 149-58 . George , A. R. , and Al - Rawi , F. N. H. 1996 , ' Tablets from the Sippar Library VI . Atrahasis ' , Iraq , 58 , pp . 147-90 ...
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... tablet clay . Text inside brackets is restored , often from parallel versions . Round brackets indicate words ... tablet numbers within an epic ; lower case for columns within a tablet . W. von Soden , Akkadisches Handwörterbuch ...
... tablet clay . Text inside brackets is restored , often from parallel versions . Round brackets indicate words ... tablet numbers within an epic ; lower case for columns within a tablet . W. von Soden , Akkadisches Handwörterbuch ...
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... tablets found in the cities of Assyria and of Babylonia contain more or less identical versions of myths , and this ... tablet of Anzu with its colophon giving Hanigalbat ( far to the north - west of Assyria ) as the original source of ...
... tablets found in the cities of Assyria and of Babylonia contain more or less identical versions of myths , and this ... tablet of Anzu with its colophon giving Hanigalbat ( far to the north - west of Assyria ) as the original source of ...
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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