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Babylonian Religion and Mythology (Classic Reprint)
Babylonian Religion and Mythology - Classic Reprint Author:L. W. King PREFACE. THE object of the present work is to offer to the reader a handy form an account of the principal facts concerning Babylonian religion and mythology. This account is based upon the cuneiform inscriptions which have been excavated in Mesopotamia during the last fifty-five years, and, as far as possible, the Semitic peoples of the valley ... more »of the Tigris and Euphrates have been made to reveal their religious beliefs and superstitions by means of their own writings. Although so much has been done in recent years to explain their religious literature, no finality in the Matter must be expected for some tilue to come, certainly not as long as any important religious text remains unpublished. The fragmentary nature of the available material alone is a great obstacle to the construction of any consecutive narrative, and to the correct grouping of facts, while the renderings of rare Sumerian words and complex ideograms in some cases offer...
Table of Contents
CONTENTS; CRPTRR ~'AGE; r THE GODS 0' BABYLON 1; II HE, VEX, GARTH, AND HELL '27; III THE LEGEND OF CREATION 53; IV THE STORY OF THE DELt'GE 121; V TALES OF GODS AND HEROES; VI 'THE DUTY OF MAN TO HIS GOD AND HIS NEIGHBOURS 200
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