Atra ḫasīs

Author : Albert T. Clay
Publisher : Book Tree
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : 1585092282

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Atrahasis by Albert T. Clay Pdf

The word Atrahasis means extra wise and refers to the earliest known name of Noah, who built an ark and saved mankind from destruction. This is that story, from ancient Sumeria, which many scholars believe was the original from which all known flood stories came from. This was the most popular story in the ancient world and has survived for over five thousand years. It is the only one that all cultures, worldwide, seem to share. Why? Was there really a great flood? And why do we not explore the oldest known version carefully for clues? That is the purpose of this book, which also includes a number of other interesting flood story fragments and documents.

Author : Wilfred G. Lambert,Alan Ralph Millard,Miguel Civil
Publisher : Eisenbrauns
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1575060396

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Atra-ḫasīs by Wilfred G. Lambert,Alan Ralph Millard,Miguel Civil Pdf

Originally published: Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1969.

Author : Steven Q
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 74 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2017-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781387201792

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The Atrahasis Deciphered: An Atrahasis Retell As Understood, Retold and Questioned By Steven Q by Steven Q Pdf

The Atrahasis Epic is one of the oldest creation and flood narratives, originally written in ancient cuneiform text and told over three tablets. This book takes the commonalities between the most well known translations and presents them in story form, as opposed to the verse format they were was originally translated into. The Epic is offered as an easy- to- read representation of both the ancient creation and flood stories synonymous with the Genesis accounts. For further understanding of the ancient Epic, the story is segmented into easily digestible sections with the addition of the author's explanations, comments and observations expressed in detailed footnotes that follow and blend with the Atrahasis story.

Author : Wilfred G. Lambert
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Akkadian language
ISBN : OCLC:4597828

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Atra-Ḫasīs: the Babylonian Story of the Flood by Wilfred G. Lambert Pdf

Author : Stephanie Paris
Publisher : Teacher Created Materials
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2009-11-20
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781433393303

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Atrahasis by Stephanie Paris Pdf

This myth from ancient Mesopotamia reveals a battle between good and evil, humans and gods. Who shall be victorious? Be prepared for destruction, heroism, survival, and so much more!

Author : Richard S. Hess,David Toshio Tsumura
Publisher : Eisenbrauns
Page : 502 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0931464889

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I Studied Inscriptions from Before the Flood by Richard S. Hess,David Toshio Tsumura Pdf

Author : Sophus Helle
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2021-10-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780300262599

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Gilgamesh by Sophus Helle Pdf

A poem for the ages, freshly and accessibly translated by an international rising star, bringing together scholarly precision and poetic grace Gilgamesh is a Babylonian epic from three thousand years ago, which tells of King Gilgamesh’s deep love for the wild man Enkidu and his pursuit of immortality when Enkidu dies. It is a story about love between men, loss and grief, the confrontation with death, the destruction of nature, insomnia and restlessness, finding peace in one’s community, the voice of women, the folly of gods, heroes, and monsters—and more. Millennia after its composition, Gilgamesh continues to speak to us in myriad ways. Translating directly from the Akkadian, Sophus Helle offers a literary translation that reproduces the original epic’s poetic effects, including its succinct clarity and enchanting cadence. An introduction and five accompanying essays unpack the history and main themes of the epic, guiding readers to a deeper appreciation of this ancient masterpiece.

Author : Stephanie Herweck Paris
Publisher : Teacher Created Materials
Page : 18 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2014-03-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781425883492

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Atrahasis--Reader's Theater Script & Fluency Lesson by Stephanie Herweck Paris Pdf

This myth-based reader's theater script builds fluency through oral reading. The creative script captures students' interest, so they will want to practice and perform. Included is a fluency lesson and approximate reading levels for the script roles.

Author : Martin Worthington
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2019-10-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9780429754500

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Ea’s Duplicity in the Gilgamesh Flood Story by Martin Worthington Pdf

This volume opens up new perspectives on Babylonian and Assyrian literature, through the lens of a pivotal passage in the Gilgamesh Flood story. It shows how, using a nine-line message where not all was as it seemed, the god Ea inveigled humans into building the Ark. The volume argues that Ea used a ‘bitextual’ message: one which can be understood in different ways that sound the same. His message thus emerges as an ambivalent oracle in the tradition of ‘folktale prophecy’. The argument is supported by interlocking investigations of lexicography, divination, diet, figurines, social history, and religion. There are also extended discussions of Babylonian word play and ancient literary interpretation. Besides arguing for Ea’s duplicity, the book explores its implications – for narrative sophistication in Gilgamesh, for audiences and performance of the poem, and for the relation of the Gilgamesh Flood story to the versions in Atra-hasīs, the Hellenistic historian Berossos, and the Biblical Book of Genesis. Ea’s Duplicity in the Gilgamesh Flood Story will interest Assyriologists, Hebrew Bible scholars and Classicists, but also students and researchers in all areas concerned with Gilgamesh, word-play, oracles, and traditions about the Flood.

Author : Carl S. Ehrlich
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Page : 524 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2009-01-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780742563476

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From an Antique Land by Carl S. Ehrlich Pdf

Many of the world's first written records have been found in the area of the Ancient Near East, in what is today known as the Middle East. While many people are familiar with the ancient Israelite literature recorded in the Hebrew Bible, most Near Eastern literature remains a mystery. From an Antique Land lifts the veil from these fascinating writings, explaining the ancient stories in the context of their cultures. From the invention of writing through the conquest of Alexander the Great, expert scholars examine literature originally written in Egyptian, Sumerian, Akkadian, Hittite, Ugaritic, Canaanite, Hebrew, and Aramaic. Each chapter includes an overview of the culture, a discussion of literary genres, and descriptions and short analyses of the major literary works. Photos of archaeological remains further illustrate these people and their writings.

Author : Peter R. Farley
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2011-04-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781257373093

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Where Were You Before The Tree of Life? Volume 2 by Peter R. Farley Pdf

Volume 2 of 9 These books are the first to fully map out the history of alien interaction with the Earth, past, present, and into the near future. Extending the work of noted researchers such as Erich Von Daniken and Zecharia Sitchin, the book series goal is to show its readers the extensive repercussions this interaction has had on life on this planet, especially its formative role in the global conspiracy known as the New World Order.

Author : Josepha Sherman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 910 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2015-03-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317459385

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Storytelling by Josepha Sherman Pdf

Storytelling is an ancient practice known in all civilizations throughout history. Characters, tales, techniques, oral traditions, motifs, and tale types transcend individual cultures - elements and names change, but the stories are remarkably similar with each rendition, highlighting the values and concerns of the host culture. Examining the stories and the oral traditions associated with different cultures offers a unique view of practices and traditions."Storytelling: An Encyclopedia of Mythology and Folklore" brings past and present cultures of the world to life through their stories, oral traditions, and performance styles. It combines folklore and mythology, traditional arts, history, literature, and festivals to present an overview of world cultures through their liveliest and most fascinating mode of expression. This appealing resource includes specific storytelling techniques as well as retellings of stories from various cultures and traditions.

Author : Scriptural Research Institute
Publisher : Digital Ink Productions
Page : 514 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2020-07-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781989852361

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Septuagint: Cosmic Genesis by Scriptural Research Institute Pdf

In the mid 3ʳᵈ century BC, King Ptolemy II Philadelphus of Egypt ordered a translation of the ancient Israelite scriptures for the Library of Alexandria, which resulted in the creation of the Septuagint. The original version, published circa 250 BC, only included the Torah, or in Greek terms, the Pentateuch. The Torah is composed of the five books traditionally credited to Moses, circa 1500 BC: Cosmic Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. The first of these five books was known as Cosmic Genesis in Greek, however, known as Bereshít in Hebrew, which translates as approximately ‘In the beginning’ the first few words of the book. The Book of Cosmic Genesis begins by recounting a fusion of ancient Akkadian and Middle Egyptian creation mythology, before telling the stories of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the ancestors of the Israelites. Their stories also include smatterings of Old and Middle Egyptian religious iconography, such as Jacob seeing the ladder up to the sky, which in Egyptian mythology was associated with Osiris since the Old Kingdom era. The book culminates with the Israelites, the descendants of Jacob, all moving to Egypt during a famine in Canaan. Based on the chronology in the Septuagint, his famine would have been during the collapse of the Egyptian Middle Kingdom, which led to a group of Canaanites seizing control of Egypt, as described a the end of Cosmic Genesis.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 838 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1886
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BML:37001200155575

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Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland by Anonim Pdf

Author : Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 882 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1886
Category : Asia
ISBN : UOM:39015020449313

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Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain & Ireland by Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland Pdf

Has appendices.