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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... give an accurate , up - to - date rendering of the best - preserved texts in current , readable English , avoiding the poetic mannerisms and archaisms that have often characterized translations in the past ; but it is not intended as a ...
... give an accurate , up - to - date rendering of the best - preserved texts in current , readable English , avoiding the poetic mannerisms and archaisms that have often characterized translations in the past ; but it is not intended as a ...
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... give a better rendering in English , or explanatory insertions . Square brackets enclosing round brackets indicate uncertainty as to whether or not there is a gap in the text . Omission dots indicate an unknown word or phrase . Old ...
... give a better rendering in English , or explanatory insertions . Square brackets enclosing round brackets indicate uncertainty as to whether or not there is a gap in the text . Omission dots indicate an unknown word or phrase . Old ...
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... give authenticity or to provide an aetiology ; to give the weight of some ancient tradition to a custom or to an incantation . Some of the most famous author - scribes were also incantation - priests . Authorship of the oldest ...
... give authenticity or to provide an aetiology ; to give the weight of some ancient tradition to a custom or to an incantation . Some of the most famous author - scribes were also incantation - priests . Authorship of the oldest ...
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... gives a false im- pression , however , for if one looks further afield , to Tell el- Amarna or to Bogazköy , one sees that great variation did indeed exist , to which in particular the two versions of Nergal and Ereshkigal bear witness ...
... gives a false im- pression , however , for if one looks further afield , to Tell el- Amarna or to Bogazköy , one sees that great variation did indeed exist , to which in particular the two versions of Nergal and Ereshkigal bear witness ...
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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