The Babylonian Genesis : the story of the creation / Alexander Heidel.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Chicago, Illinois : University of Chicago Press, (c)1951.Edition: second editionDescription: xi, 153 pages plates, map. 20 cmContent type:
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Contents:
Enuma Elish -- Related Babylonian creation stories -- Old Testament parallels.
Subject: 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, et cetera 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. https://www.amazon.com/Babylonian-Genesis-Story-Creation/dp/0226323994/ref=sr_1_1?crid=6XKGXWTTKZ90&keywords=0226323994&qid=1677086396&sprefix=0226323994%2Caps%2C82&sr=8-1
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Reference (Library Use ONLY) G. Allen Fleece Library CIRCULATING COLLECTION Non-fiction BS1236.H453.B339 1951 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 31923001403704

LIST OF SYMBOLS AND SPECIAL CHARACTERS -- Enuma Elish -- Related Babylonian creation stories -- Old Testament parallels.

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, et cetera 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. https://www.amazon.com/Babylonian-Genesis-Story-Creation/dp/0226323994/ref=sr_1_1?crid=6XKGXWTTKZ90&keywords=0226323994&qid=1677086396&sprefix=0226323994%2Caps%2C82&sr=8-1

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