Myths from Mesopotamia: Creation, The Flood, Gilgamesh, and Others - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 0192835890 ISBN 13: 9780192835895

Casa editrice: Oxford Paperbacks, 1998

Riassunto

The ancient civilization of Mesopotamia thrived between the rivers Tigris and Euphrates over 4,000 years ago. The myths collected here, originally written in cuneiform on clay tablets, include parallels with the biblical stories of the Creation and the Flood, and the famous Epic of Gilgamesh, the tale of a man of great strength, whose heroic quest for immortality is dashed through one moment of weakness. Recent developments in Akkadian grammar and lexicography mean that this new translation, complete with notes, a glossary of deities, place-names, and key terms, and illustrations of the mythical monsters featured in the text, will replace all other versions.

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Contenuti:

Atrahasis; The Epic of Gilgamesh; The Descent of Ishtar to the Underworld; Nergal and Ereshkigal; Adapa; Etana; Anzu; The Epic of Creation; Theology of Dunnu; Erra and Ishum

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• Editore: Oxford Paperbacks
• Data di pubblicazione: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0192835890
• ISBN 13: 9780192835895
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 368