Myths from Mesopotamia: Creation, the Flood, Gilgamesh, and OthersStephanie Dalley This pathbreaking work uncovers new translations of the main myths and epics written in Akkadian, including the Creation myths and the epic of Gilgamesh. The deities and heroes which figure in these stories are all of ancient Mesopotamia, and many of the original clay tablets, on which the stories were first inscribed, were discovered there. A striking collection of accurate and up-to-date renderings of the best-preserved cuneiform texts in current, readable English and discoveries of both new tablets and points of grammar and lexicography during the last twenty-five years, these translations will inevitably replace all previous versions. The book provides introductions to each item--giving insight into the sources and datings of the texts; notes to guide the reader through difficulties; an up-to-date glossary of deities, place-names and key terms; a chronological chart and map; and illustrations of some of the mythical monsters that are mentioned in the stories. |
Contents
The Epic of Gilgamesh standard version | 39 |
Old Babylonian version | 136 |
The Descent of Ishtar to the Underworld | 154 |
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Myths from Mesopotamia: Creation, The Flood, Gilgamesh, and Others Stephanie Dalley Limited preview - 2000 |
Myths from Mesopotamia: Creation, the Flood, Gilgamesh, and Others Stephanie Dalley Limited preview - 1998 |
Common terms and phrases
Adad Adapa Addressed his words Akkadian alewife Anshar Anunnaki Anzu Apsu assembly Assyria Atrahasis Babylon battle Bull of Heaven cattle clay column counsellor created cult centres death demons door dream dwelling eagle Ekur Ellil Enki Enkidu Epic of Creation epithet Ereshkigal Erra Erra and Ishum Etana Euphrates face father Flood gate Gilgamesh spoke goddess gods heard and spoke Hittite Humbaba Huwawa Igigi Ishtar Ishum Kakka king Lahmu land lapis lazuli lines fragmentary lines missing listened looked Lord mankind mantle of radiance Marduk Mesopotamia millennium mother mountain Namtar Nergal Nergal and Ereshkigal night Nineveh Ninsun Ninurta Nusku Old Babylonian Qingu rites roam open country sage seven Shamash shrines slew speech Sumerian story Tablet of Destinies temple Tiamat took translation Underworld Ur-shanabi Uruk Ut-napishtim vizier voice heard warrior Erra weapons weep wild winds young