| Description |
ix, 153 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 21 cm |
| Series |
A Phoenix book ; P133 |
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Phoenix books (Chicago, Ill.) ; P133
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| Contents |
Enûma elish -- Related Babylonian creation stories -- Old Testament parallels |
| Summary |
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 |
| Analysis |
Akkadian language - Texts |
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Babylonian cosmogony |
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Creation |
| Notes |
2nd ed. originally published 1951 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliography |
| Notes |
Text in English translated from the Akkadian |
| Subject |
Enuma elish.
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Akkadian language -- Texts.
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Assyro-Babylonian literature -- Relation to the Old Testament.
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Assyro-Babylonian literature.
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Cosmogony, Babylonian.
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Creation.
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Mythology, Assyro-Babylonian.
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Religions.
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| LC no. |
51000822 |
| ISBN |
0226323994 |
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