Enuma Eliš

Author : Leonard W. King
Publisher : Book Tree
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1999-07
Category : History
ISBN : 1585090425

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Enuma Elish - the Seven Tablets of Creation by Leonard W. King Pdf

The Babylonian and Assyrian Legends Concerning the Creation of the World and of Mankind. The Enuma Elish is one of the oldest stories known to mankind. It is a story first written down by the ancient Sumerians thousands of years ago. As a one time assistant in the Department of Egyptian and Assyrian Antiquities at the British Museum, L.W. King provides us with a qualified translation of the tablets which were originally written in cuneiform script. The Enuma Elish is receiving renewed interest from modern researchers delving into the origins of mankind, the earth, and the solar system. Over the centuries a copy ended up in the library at Nineveh in the 7th century B.C., and was uncovered by archaeologists in the late 1800s. Written in cuneiform text and preserved on seven clay tablets, the entire story was called "The Seven Tablets of Creation". After being translated the story revealed how the planets became aligned, how a cosmic catastrophe affected the earth, how mankind came upon the scene, and how the "gods" played a role in all of it. The Seven Tablets of Creation have had many profound implications since they were first discovered and subsequently published. They predate many parts of the Book of Genesis as well as other worldwide creation myths. Volume One includes this epic poem's English translation. It also includes information on parallels in Hebrew literature, the date and origin of the Babylonian creation legends, and more. Volume Two includes other accounts of creation, an Assyrian "Tower of Babel" story, and supplementary texts showing the actual cuneiform tablets.

Author : Leonard William King
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Akkadian language
ISBN : OCLC:878145130

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The Seven Tablets of Creation by Leonard William King Pdf

Author : Wilfred G. Lambert
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 657 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2013-09-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9781575068619

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Babylonian Creation Myths by Wilfred G. Lambert Pdf

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.

Author : L. W. King
Publisher : Library of Alexandria
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1902-01-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781465517708

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Enuma Elish: The Epic of Creation by L. W. King Pdf

Author : Leonard King
Publisher : Cosimo, Inc.
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2007-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781602062924

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Enuma Elish by Leonard King Pdf

Enuma Elish, the Babylonian version of the story of creation, predates much of the Book of Genesis. Passed down orally for generations until finally being recorded on seven clay tablets, this epic was discovered by 19th-century archeologists among the ruins of the Library of King Ashurbanipal in modern-day Iraq. Translator and editor L.W. King has divided the Seven Tablets of Creation into two volumes. Volume 1 contains the English translation of each of the seven tablets, plus sections on the composition of the poem, parallels in Hebrew literature, and the reconstruction and arrangement of the text. Here, in Volume 2, readers will find other accounts of the history of creation, an index, a glossary, and numerous indices and appendices. Religious scholars and anyone interested in human origins will enjoy King's translation of and commentary on this classic, first published in 1902. British classical scholar LEONARD W. KING (1869-1919) was Assistant Keeper of Egyptian and Assyrian Antiquities at the British Museum and professor of Assyrian and Babylonian archaeology at the University of London, King's College. He also wrote Babylonian Magic and Sorcery (1896) and A History of Sumer and Akkad (1910).

Author : Mohammad R. N. Zok
Publisher : Partridge Singapore
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2017-01-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1482881845

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Scientific Secrets in the Epic of Creation Enuma Elish by Mohammad R. N. Zok Pdf

In this book, you will discover what the true story was and what the wrong one was in the myths of Sumer and Babylon. In the Mesopotamia region, plates written by ancient writers were discovered. After deciphering their content, scientists named them myths and legends because they interpreted that these texts spoke about gods and goddesses. As for me, I chose to describe the deciphering of these texts as right and wrong because it's right for scientists to call them myths and legends, but it's totally wrong to believe they speak about myths of gods and goddesses.

Author : Pirjo Lapinkivi
Publisher : State Archives of Assyria Cuneiform Texts
Page : 115 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Akkadian language
ISBN : 9521013338

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The Neo-Assyrian Myth of Ištar's Descent and Resurrection by Pirjo Lapinkivi Pdf

"Critical edition of the 'Descent of Iéstar to the Netherworld'"--p. v.

Author : Allan Rosengren Petersen
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1998-05-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567651907

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The Royal God by Allan Rosengren Petersen Pdf

Critically tests Mowinckel's hypothesis about the 'enthronement festival of Yahweh' and asks whether this theory finds any support in the epic literature of Ugarit. Petersen tests Sigmund Mowinckel's classical hypothesis about the enthronement festival of Yahweh and especially whether this theory, as urged by the followers of Mowinckel, finds any support in the epic literature of Ugarit. A careful study of the two corpora of texts, the Old Testament Psalms and the Ugaritic Baal-cycle, together with a discussion of the methodology of the cultic interpretation, shows the weaknesses of the hypothesis. In the history of scholarship, the idea of an enthronement festival of Marduk has been arbitrarily transferred from Babylon to Jerusalem and hence to Ugarit with little basis in the relevant texts. In fact, the method of 'cultic interpretation' is to be rejected, since its circularity of argumentation determines the result of the analysis beforehand.

Author : Takayoshi Oshima
Publisher : Mohr Siebeck
Page : 548 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Assyro-Babylonian literature
ISBN : 3161508319

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Babylonian Prayers to Marduk by Takayoshi Oshima Pdf

This is the first comprehensive study of Babylonian prayers dedicated to Marduk, the god of Babylon, since J. Hehn's essay Hymnen und Gebete an Marduk (1905). Marduk was the god of the city of Babylon and was the most important god in Babylonia from the time of Hammurabi (the 18th century BCE) onwards. In this book, Takayoshi Oshima presents an up-to-date catalog of all known Babylonian prayers dedicated to Marduk from different historical periods and offers critical editions of 31 ancient texts based on newly identified manuscripts and a collation of the previously published manuscripts. The author also discusses various aspects of Akkadian prayers to different deities and the ancient belief in the mechanism of punishment and redemption by Marduk.

Author : Richard S. Hess,David Toshio Tsumura
Publisher : Eisenbrauns
Page : 502 pages
File Size : 42,9 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 : Alexander Heidel
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2009-06-24
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780226112428

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The Babylonian Genesis by Alexander Heidel Pdf

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.

Author : Stephanie Dalley
Publisher : Oxford Paperbacks
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9780199538362

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Myths from Mesopotamia by Stephanie Dalley Pdf

The stories translated here all of ancient Mesopotamia, and include not only myths about the Creation and stories of the Flood, but also the longest and greatest literary composition, the Epic of Gilgamesh. This is the story of a heroic quest for fame and immortality, pursued by a man of great strength who loses a unique opportunity through a moment's weakness. So much has been discovered in recent years both by way of new tablets and points of grammar and lexicography that these new translations by Stephanie Dalley supersede all previous versions. -- from back cover.

Author : Stefan Paas
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 516 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2021-10-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004496767

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Creation and Judgement by Stefan Paas Pdf

This book explores how the books of Amos, Hosea and Isaiah use language of creation. This is done by a religion of history approach of ancient Israel with respect to its belief in YHWH as a Creator, and by an exegetical survey of the relevant texts in the prophets mentioned. It is established that creation language was introduced in Israel long before the Exile and is used in a flexible manner, depending on context and situation. Elaborate attention is given to its use in contexts of judgement. This study is relevant for students of the prophets who are looking for a thorough discussion of many texts and a critical examination of some popular views on creation in the Bible.

Author : Zairong Xiang
Publisher : punctum books
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781947447936

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Queer Ancient Ways by Zairong Xiang Pdf

Queer Ancient Ways advocates a profound unlearning of colonial/modern categories as a pathway to the discovery of new forms and theories of queerness in the most ancient of sources. In this radically unconventional work, Zairong Xiang investigates scholarly receptions of mythological figures in Babylonian and Nahua creation myths, exposing the ways they have consistently been gendered as feminine in a manner that is not supported, and in some cases actively discouraged, by the texts themselves. An exercise in decolonial learning-to-learn from non-Western and non-modern cosmologies, Xiang's work uncovers a rich queer imaginary that had been all-but-lost to modern thought, in the process critically revealing the operations of modern/colonial systems of gender/sexuality and knowledge-formation that have functioned, from the Conquista de America in the sixteenth century to the present, to keep these systems in obscurity. At the heart of Xiang's argument is an account of the way the unfounded feminization of figures such as the Babylonian (co)creatrix Tiamat, and the Nahua creator-figures Tlaltecuhtli and Coatlicue, is complicit with their monstrification. This complicity tells us less about the mythologies themselves than about the dualistic system of gender and sexuality within which they have been studied, underpinned by a consistent tendency in modern/colonial thought to insist on unbridgeable categorical differences. By contextualizing these deities in their respective mythological, linguistic, and cultural environments, through a unique combination of methodologies and critical traditions in English, Spanish, French, Chinese, and Nahuatl, Xiang departs from the over-reliance of much contemporary queer theory on European (post)modern thought. Much more than a queering of the non-Western and non-modern, Queer Ancient Ways thus constitutes a decolonial and transdisciplinary engagement with ancient cosmologies and ways of thought which are in the process themselves revealed as theoretical sources of and for the queer imagination.

Author : David Tasker
Publisher : Peter Lang
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Bibles
ISBN : 0820471283

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Ancient Near Eastern Literature and the Hebrew Scriptures about the Fatherhood of God by David Tasker Pdf

Ancient Near Eastern Literature and the Hebrew Scriptures About the Fatherhood of God discusses some of the main «father-god» concepts of the people of the Ancient Near East, then examines the eighteen occurrences of God's fatherhood specifically mentioned in Hebrew Scripture. From these sources, the book develops a theology of God's fatherhood that honors both ancient and modern scrutiny. Although many studies have explored the subject of the fatherhood of God - mostly from the perspective of nonbiblical disciplines, and through the lens of Greco-Roman mythology - this book takes into account the wealth of material from the ancient Near East, the birthplace of the Hebrew Scriptures.