The Babylonian Genesis
Title | The Babylonian Genesis PDF eBook |
Author | Alexander Heidel |
Publisher | University of Chicago Press |
Pages | 177 |
Release | 2009-06-24 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 022611242X |
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.
The Babylonian Genesis
Title | The Babylonian Genesis PDF eBook |
Author | Alexander Heidel |
Publisher | |
Pages | 153 |
Release | 1954 |
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The Babylonian Genesis
Title | The Babylonian Genesis PDF eBook |
Author | Alexander Heidel |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 1972 |
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Babylonian Creation Myths
Title | Babylonian Creation Myths PDF eBook |
Author | Wilfred G. Lambert |
Publisher | Penn State Press |
Pages | 657 |
Release | 2013-09-26 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1575068613 |
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.
The Seven Tablets of Creation
Title | The Seven Tablets of Creation PDF eBook |
Author | Leonard William King |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 2010 |
Genre | Akkadian language |
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Babylonian Influence on the Bible and Popular Beliefs
Title | Babylonian Influence on the Bible and Popular Beliefs PDF eBook |
Author | A. Smythe Palmer |
Publisher | Book Tree |
Pages | 136 |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 9781585090006 |
We know that the Bible creation stories had their origins in far older tales. These stories strongly match the Old Testament and originate from clay tablets discovered in ancient Sumeria and Babylonia. They are the oldest preserved stories the world has ever known, revealed in this interesting book and passed down for many centuries before being adopted by whoever wrote the Old Testament. It seems the Word of God may not have come in its entirety from God, but gods. It is important that the earliest sources of our belief systems be examined. That is the purpose of this book.
The Chaldean Account of Genesis
Title | The Chaldean Account of Genesis PDF eBook |
Author | George Smith |
Publisher | |
Pages | 356 |
Release | 1876 |
Genre | History |
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The Chaldean Account of Genesis by George Smith, first published in 1876, is a rare manuscript, the original residing in one of the great libraries of the world. This book is a reproduction of that original, which has been scanned and cleaned by state-of-the-art publishing tools for better readability and enhanced appreciation. Restoration Editors' mission is to bring long out of print manuscripts back to life. Some smudges, annotations or unclear text may still exist, due to permanent damage to the original work. We believe the literary significance of the text justifies offering this reproduction, allowing a new generation to appreciate it.