Myths from Mesopotamia: Creation, the Flood, Gilgamesh, and OthersThe 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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User Review - keyboardcouch - LibraryThingI just picked this up to get unembelished accounts of Gilgamesh and Inanan's decent. Had a flip through the other myths, but ultimately I don't have a high enough interest to persevere with them. This ... Read full review
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User Review - keylawk - LibraryThingAtrahasis, the wise man who built an ark and saved mankind from destruction by a Flood, becoming a quasi-immortal progenitor. His story is delicately (speaking of cannibalism [27a] and slavery [26b ... Read full review
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| Title | Myths from Mesopotamia: Creation, the Flood, Gilgamesh, and Others Oxford world's classics World's classics |
| Editor | Stephanie Dalley |
| Translated by | Stephanie Dalley |
| Contributor | Stephanie Dalley |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint, reissue, revised |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press, 1998 |
| ISBN | 0192835890, 9780192835895 |
| Length | 339 pages |
| Subjects | › › Literary Criticism / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
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