The Babylonian Genesis

The Babylonian Genesis
Author: Alexander Heidel
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Total Pages: 177
Release: 2009-06-24
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 022611242X


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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
Language: en
Pages: 177
Authors: Alexander Heidel
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2009-06-24 - Publisher: University of Chicago Press

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Here is a complete translation of all the published cuneiform tablets of the various Babylonian creation stories, of both the Semitic Babylonian and the Sumeria
Babylonian Creation Myths
Language: en
Pages: 657
Authors: Wilfred G. Lambert
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-09-26 - Publisher: Penn State Press

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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 M
The Seven Tablets of Creation
Language: en
Pages:
Authors: Leonard William King
Categories: Akkadian language
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010 - Publisher:

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Babylonian Influence on the Bible and Popular Beliefs
Language: en
Pages: 136
Authors: A. Smythe Palmer
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2000 - Publisher: Book Tree

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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 dis
The Chaldean Account of Genesis
Language: en
Pages: 356
Authors: George Smith
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 1876 - Publisher:

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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